Henri II, King of France, at the age of 28
1547
Nicolo della Casa
Nicolo della Casa (French, active 1543–48)
Prints
Henri II, King of France, at the age of 28, 1547. Nicolo della Casa (French, active 1543–48). Engraving; sheet: 41.3 x 29.3 cm (16 1/4 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.308 Henry II loved finely embossed parade armor. He died at the age of 41 after having his eye put out during a tournament.
- Maker/Artist
- Nicolo della Casa
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- engraving
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 41.3 x 29.3 cm (16 1/4 x 11 9/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: across bottom, in plate: HENRI C VS II FRANCOR / REX ETA XXVIII 1547 ; VERSO, across bottom, in graphite: Attribue a N. della Casa / [illegible] ; lower center, in pen and brown ink: M M S ; lower right, in graphite: c. 442 [underlined]
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1946.308
- Credit Line
- In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
- Exhibitions
- 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection, Old Master Prints and Drawings, French Prints and Drawings in the Age of the Bourbons, 1589-1792, Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs, Design and Decoration: Ornament Prints, Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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