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Portrait of Henry II, King of France
Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1507 or 1515–about 1565)
1558
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 48.5 × 33 cm (19 1/8 × 13 in.)
Platemark: 47.6 × 32.1 cm (18 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 47.6 × 32.1 cm (18 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1484
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 003, ii/ii; Robert-Dumesnil 40, ii/ii; Meyer 40, ii/ii; IFF (16th cent.) vol. 1, p. 85, ii/ii; Le Blanc 88, ii/ii
Marks
Verso, bottom right, stamped in black ink, the mark of Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); verso, lower right, stamped in blue ink, the mark of Louis Galichon, Paris (1829-1893)(Lugt 1060); verso, bottom right, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, bottom right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceEarly provenance not researched; Henry F. Sewall (1816-1896, New York, Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA, November 1897.