François Ravaillac; Henri IV, King of France; Marie de Medici of France; Louis XIII, King of France
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François Ravaillac; Henri IV, King of France; Marie de Medici of France; Louis XIII, King of France
by Christoffel van Sichem (Voschem)
etching, circa 1600-1624
9 3/8 in. x 6 3/8 in. (238 mm x 163 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19823
Sittersback to top
- Marie de Medici of France (1573-1642), Queen and second wife of Henri IV of France. Sitter associated with 8 portraits. Identify
- Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), King of France 1589-1610. Sitter associated with 22 portraits. Identify
- Louis XIII, King of France (1601-1643), King of France 1610-1643. Sitter associated with 5 portraits. Identify
- François Ravaillac (1578-1610), Assassin of Henry IV, King of France. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Christoffel van Sichem (Voschem) (circa 1546-1624), Engraver, etcher, woodcutter, printer and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1600back to top
Current affairs
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex is put on trial for failing to put an end to the rebellion in Ireland, attempting to negotiate a truce with the rebel leader Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and deserting his post.Charles Blount, Lord Mountjoy, replaces Essex as Lord Deputy of Ireland.
The East India Company receives its Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
Birth of Prince Charles in Scotland (later King Charles I).
Art and science
William Shakespeare writes Hamlet.The scientist William Gilbert writes De magnete ('on the magnet'), which pioneers research into the properties of the lodestone (magnetic iron ore) and introduces the terms 'electricity' and 'magnetic pole'.
The miniature painter Nicholas Hilliard works on his painting treatise The Art of Limning at this time.
International
Henry IV of France marries Marie de Medici from the powerful ruling family of Florence, Italy.The Italian astronomer, philosopher and mathematician Giordano Bruno is sentenced to death by the Roman Inquisition and burned at the stake for heresy.
Following the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu seizes control of Japan at the Battle of Sekigahara.
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