Caption

Portrait of Henry II, King of France, print, album page, book illustration, Print is part of an album., printmaker, after design by, paper, woodcut, height 214 mm x width 185 mm, Person, Henry II (King of France), historical persons, king, military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armor, helmet, etc.), A finely detailed oval engraving of a bearded man in ornate armor shown in profile, facing right, with closely cropped curly hair and a ruffled collar; his armor and sleeves display elaborate scrollwork and decorative patterns, and he holds a staff or scepter in his left hand while a draped curtain fills the background on the left and architectural elements appear on the right, all rendered with dense, parallel and crosshatched lines on a pale paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B11_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.6Mb (7.0Mb) / 13.1in x 15.3in / 3925 x 4599 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Henry II King France print album page book illustration Print part album printmaker design paper woodcut height 214 mm x width 185 mm Person historical persons king military clothing equipment uniforms cap armor helmet etc finely detailed oval engraving bearded man ornate armor shown profile facing right closely cropped curly hair ruffled collar sleeves display elaborate scrollwork decorative patterns holds staff scepter left hand draped curtain fills background left architectural elements right rendered dense parallel crosshatched lines pale paper