Portrait équestre de Henri IV en 1596 à cheval, âgé de 45 ans.

Portrait équestre de Henri IV en 1596 à cheval, âgé de 45 ans. Roi de France.

D’après une gravure de Thomas de Leu. Dessin de Chevignard. (1553-1610). Jean-Louis Joseph Camille (graveur)

Equestrian portrait of Henri IV in 1596 on horseback, aged 45. King of France. From an engraving by Thomas de Leu. Drawing by Chevignard. (1553-1610). Jean Louis Joseph Camille (engraver).

An equestrian portrait is a special genre of portrait that depicts a real or idealised person on the back of a horse.

Author: Jean Baptiste Marie Augustin Challamel. Engraver: Meunier, Jean-Baptiste. Ouvrage couronné par l’Académie francaise.

Source: Costumes civils et militaires des Français à travers les siècles. 1883. Author: Augustin Challamel. Engraver: Meunier, Jean-Baptiste. Ouvrage couronné par l’Académie francaise.

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