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Description: | Born in December 1553 in the Castle of Pau, Henri IV, King of Navarre and later France, was the first Bourbon King of France. His grandfather, Henri d'Albret wished his daughter to sing whilst giving birth in the belief that by so doing she would not give birth to a whining and sullen child. This painting is by or after the French Romantic painter Eugène François Marie Joseph Devéria. Other versions by the artist are in the Louvre, Paris and Angers Museum. Whether this work is a preliminary sketch for the large picture by the artist or a copy by another hand is not known. | Subjects: | figure; portrait (Bourbon Antoine de; Albret Jeanne d'); history (Birth of Henry IV); animal (dog; parrot); interior | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Devéria, Eugène (French painter, 1805-1865) Æ After Attributed to Devéria, Eugène (French painter, 1805-1865) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8337... | Go to resource |
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