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Source Description
In an astonishing display of virtuosity and amusing artifice, the unknown miniaturist painted the French king twice, one image directly on top of the other (but in reverse and with a black jacket and black pearl ear ring) on the same side of one piece of glass. Then, a second piece of glass was fitted over the top image. The portrait was probably for a locket.Henry of Bourbon, king of Navarre (1553-1610), became King Henry IV of France (after converting from Protestantism to Catholicism) in 1589.
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Document identity
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15331
label
Portrait of Henry IV, King of France
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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15331
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of Henry IV, King of France
description
In an astonishing display of virtuosity and amusing artifice, the unknown miniaturist painted the French king twice, one image directly on top of the other (but in reverse and with a black jacket and black pearl ear ring) on the same side of one piece of glass. Then, a second piece of glass was fitted over the top image. The portrait was probably for a locket.Henry of Bourbon, king of Navarre (1553-1610), became King Henry IV of France (after converting from Protestantism to Catholicism) in 1589.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1590-1605 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.2
height
3.3
dimensionsRaw
1 5/8 x 1 5/16 in. (4.2 x 3.3 cm)
Source extras
reign
Henry IV (AD 1572-1610)
med
oil paint on glass
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6229
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BAR
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74
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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c9c3908e53841ad7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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65bbd12e5380dc24
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no
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no