King Henri II, King of France (1519–1559) on Horseback
François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1530 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
270 x 222 mm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446778
Summary
Oil painting on oak panel, King Henri II, King of France (1519–1559) on Horseback by François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572) and Studio. A full-length portrait of the king, bareheaded, in profile, mounted on a black horse, rides to the left; he wears black armour damascened with silver and carries a gilt mace in his hand; the harness of the horse is white with gold braiding and studs, and white and green ostrich feathers adorn itspoll; to the left, part of a building or gateway is visible; low horizon. Companion picture to Upton House no.180.
Provenance
King Willem II of Holland sale, Gothic Hall, Amsterdam, 12 August ff. 1850, lot 110 [bt. by Enthoven, The Hague, for Dfl. 230]; Hollingworth Magniac, Colworth Ho., Beds. (before 1862); Charles Hollingworth Magniac sale, Christie's, 2 July 1892, lot 87, as attributed to Jean Clouet (Brussels c.1486 - Paris 1540): [bt. by Durlacher]; E. Steinkopf sale, Christie's, 24 May 1935, lot 72, as by Jean Clouet: [bt. by Martin for Lord Bearsted, for 399].
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: (i) old no. in ink on back of panel: No. 16 Verso: (ii) old no. in ink on label on panel: No. 36 Verso: (iii) Christie's stencil: 109 GB
Makers and roles
François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572), artist previously catalogued as attributed to François Clouet (Tours c.1516 - Paris 1572), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Jean Clouet (Flanders c.1485 - Paris 1540-41), artist
References
Robinson 1862 Sir Charles Robinson, Notice of the Principal Works of Art in the Collection of Hollingworth Magniac, Esq., 1862, no. 222
