Jeanne D'Albret, Queen of Navarre and Mother of Henry IV of France

Marc Duval

Associated Names
Marc Duval

Artist, French, 1530 - 1581

The image shows a woman seated, looking to her right. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, intricate ruffles, and a high neckline. Her hair is styled and held back with a headpiece. She wears a necklace and holds a string of beads or pearls. She sits in front of rich drapery with fringes. On a surface before her is a piece of paper and a small open compartment. Text at the bottom describes her identity.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.8 × 9.6 cm (5 1/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hippolyte Dreux [1800-1884], Paris, (variation on L.1302). Alfred Morrison [1821-1897], London, (L.151). W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65080920

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