Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre

1597

Thomas de Leu

Associated Names
Thomas de Leu

Artist, French, c. 1560 - c. 1620

The image shows a historical portrait of a person depicted from the waist up, facing forward. The person is in a regal, seated position with a slight turn of the head towards the viewer's left. The facial features include a long, narrow face with high cheekbones, a prominent nose, and thin lips, and the hair is styled swept back and adorned with delicate lace or netting. The clothing is elaborate and ornate, featuring a high ruffled collar, a patterned bodice with rows of decorative buttons, and voluminous, detailed sleeves. Around the subject's neck is a string of pearls. The background is a detailed, textured oval frame with inscriptions, and the space surrounding the subject is filled with lines radiating outwards.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.2 x 9.8 cm (6 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 422


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Tho. de Leu.fe.; around oval border in plate: IANNE D'ALBRET ROYNE DE NAVARRE MERE DE HENRY IIII ROY DE FRANCE ET NAVARRE.1597; across bottom in plate: Voy le tyge sacré d'une Race diuine ...; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 1/10/0 (Good imp)

Wikidata ID

Q75120649

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