Henri IV, King of France
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- set matching 'Mezzotints of 16th and 17th royal figures'
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Henri IV, King of France
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Jacques Briot, probably after François Quesnel
mezzotint, published 1816
13 7/8 in. x 10 1/2 in. (354 mm x 267 mm) plate size; 23 3/8 in. x 16 7/8 in. (594 mm x 430 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1866
Reference Collection
NPG D34889
Sitterback to top
- Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), King of France 1589-1610. Sitter associated with 22 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jacques Briot (1612-active 1645). Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Robert Dunkarton (circa 1744-circa 1815), Engraver and portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 166 portraits.
- François Quesnel (1543-1619), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Samuel Woodburn (1786-1853), Picture dealer. Artist or producer associated with 142 portraits.
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Events of 1816back to top
Current affairs
Marriage of Princess Charlotte to Leopold I.Income Tax abolished.
Unsuccessful Spa Fields Riot led by the ultra-radical Arthur Thistlewood which aimed to attack the Tower of London and the Bank of England and set up a ruling 'Committee of Public Safety' following the French model.
Art and science
Jane Austen publishes Emma.Leeds and Liverpool Canal completed.
International
British Government buys the Elgin Marbles, taken from the Acropolis in Athens by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and brought to England between 1803 and 1812. Their acquisition prompts support from Thomas Lawrence and Benjamin Robert Haydon and condemnation from Lord Byron.Slave rebellion fails in Barbados; four hundred slaves are executed.
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