Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France
Showing Charles IX around age eleven, wearing the Ordre de Saint-Michel, this portrait is derived from a drawing of the king by François Clouet in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.
Artwork Details
- Title: Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France
- Artist: Style of François Clouet (French, painted shortly after 1561)
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 in. (31.4 x 22.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
- Object Number: 32.100.124
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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