Plate 3: The Marriage of Henry IV and Marie de Medici, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes"

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Marie de Medici and Henry IV standing at center, blessed by a bishop and crowned by two putti. Mars and Hercules stand to the left and Athena at right.
One of a series of sixteen plates showing the festivals and ceremonies in honor of Marie de Medici's visit to Amsterdam from August 31 to September 5, 1638.
Illustration to Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes", Amsterdam, 1638.

Plate 3: The Marriage of Henry IV and Marie de Medici, from Caspar Barlaeus, "Medicea Hospes", Pieter Nolpe (Dutch, 1613/1614–1652/1653), Etching

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