Title

King Francis I of France, 16th century, (1849). Creator: Edward May.

Caption

King Francis I of France, 16th century, (1849). Portrait of Francis I (1494-1547), regarded as France's first Renaissance monarch. He is depicted in an ermine-trimmed robe patterned with the royal fleur de lys emblem, and demonstrates his power by resting his feet on a pair of lions. 19th century illustration after a miniature from "Recueil des rois de France", (a history of the French monarchs) published 1545-1566, by Jean du Tillet, in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. From Volume 2 of "Le Moyen Age Et La Renaissance", (The Middle Ages and the Renaissance), edited by Paul Lacroix, artistic direction by Ferdinand Seré [Paris, 1849]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1849

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D55_181

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,2Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,5in x 17,2in / 3744 x 5152 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal people male man men fruit arts country French France power lion lions monarch book guy color powerful king decorative royal Renaissance location century cherub cherubs literature royalty concept putto Colour 19th century fleur-de-lis fleur de lis 16th century nineteenth century sceptre sixteenth century The Print Collector fleur-de-lys putti sovereign Francis I King Francis I of France King of France lithograph portrait manuscript chromolithograph Paul Francois I Francis I of France Paul Lacroix Lacroix Lemercier Ferdinand Sere Sere Edward May Ferdinand May Edward Unknown Francois I of France His Majesty Jean du Tillet Tillet amorini Le Moyen Age et La Renaissance Seré Ferdinand Seré fleur de lys Jean du Paul Lacroix Ferdinand Sere Lemercier Jean du Tillet lithograph chromolithograph portrait manuscript