Marguerite de Valois, Wife of Henry of Navarre

Thomas de Leu

Associated Names
Thomas de Leu

Artist, French, c. 1560 - c. 1620

The image shows a portrait of a woman from the chest up. She is facing slightly to her left with a serene expression. Her hair is styled in tight curls and she is wearing a richly decorated dress with jewelry. The background features ornate French text encircling the portrait, reading "MARGVERITE DE VALOIS ROYNE DE NAVARRE."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.6 × 11.4 cm (5 3/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1186

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alexandre-Pierre-François Robert-Dumesnil [1778 - 1864], Paris, (L.2199). 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

Q65367569

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