Preliminary study for cartoon for printed cotton: The History of Henry the IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV], Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Graphite on cream colored paper (mounted), Six islands show scenes from Voltaire's epic 'Henriade': upper left: Henry IV before his tent on the field of battle, outside the walls of Paris , counseling the Chevalier d'Aumale before his duel with Henry, Viscount of Tourenne (Canto X, lines 48-49); upper right, Henry IV, seated in a landscape near the port of Dieppe, with his friend Duplessis-Mornay, converses with a holy hermit (Canto I, lines 229-232); center, the entrance of Henry IV into Paris, approaching on horseback the Cathedral of Notre Dame, as his subjects kneel before him (Canto X, lines 512-514); lower right, Henry IV taking leave of his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrees, before the Temple of Love, and returning with Mornay to the army (Canto IX, lines 344-348); lower center, Pavillon Henry IV of the Louvre; lower right, Henry IV in the Battle of Ivry, in which the Duke of Mayenne is defeated and the Earl of Egmont slain (Canto VIII, lines 180-181)., France, ca. 1820, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Preliminary study, cartoon, printed cotton, History, Henry, IV, L'Histoire de Henri IV, Hartmann et Fils, Munster, France, Graphite, cream colored paper, mounted, Six islands, scenes, Voltaire's epic 'Henriade', upper left, Henry IV, tent, field, battle, outside, walls, Paris, counseling, Chevalier d'Aumale, duel, Henry, Viscount, Tourenne, Canto X, lines 48-49, upper right, Henry IV, seated, landscape, port, Dieppe, friend Duplessis-Mornay, converses, holy hermit, Canto I, lines 229-232, center, entrance, Henry IV, Paris, approaching, horseback, Cathedral, Notre Dame, subjects kneel, Canto X, lines 512-514, lower right, Henry IV taking leave, mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Temple, Love, returning, Mornay, army, Canto IX, lines 344-348, lower center, Pavillon Henry IV, Louvre, lower right, Henry IV, Battle, Ivry, Duke, Mayenne, defeated, Earl, Egmont slain, Canto VIII, lines 180-181, France, ca, 1820, textile designs, Drawing, Drawing
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