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Plate 6: Maria de' Medici, Queen of France and Navarre, with her children Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre; Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duke of Orleans; Elisabeth, Queen of Spain; Henrietta Maria, Queen of England; and Christina, Duchess of Savoy

1751
Not on view
After frescoes by Franceschini celebrating the Medici ancestry for the inner court of Villa Petraia, Florence.

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  • Title: Plate 6: Maria de' Medici, Queen of France and Navarre, with her children Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre; Gaston Jean Baptiste, Duke of Orleans; Elisabeth, Queen of Spain; Henrietta Maria, Queen of England; and Christina, Duchess of Savoy
  • Artist: Giuliano Giampiccoli (Italian, 1703–1759)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Giovanni Elia Morghen (Italian, 1721–after 1789)
  • Artist: After Baldassarre Franceschini (il Volterrano) (Italian, Volterra 1611–1690 Florence)
  • Subject: Marie de Medici (Florence 1575–1642 Colgne)
  • Subject: Louis XIII, King of France (French, Fontainebleau 1601–1643 Paris)
  • Subject: Gaston, Duke of Orléans (French, Fontainebleau 1608–1660 Blois)
  • Subject: Elisabeth, Queen of Spain (French, Fontainebleau 1602–1644 Madrid)
  • Subject: Henrietta Maria, Queen of England (British, 1609–1666)
  • Subject: Christine Marie, Duchess of Savoy (French, Paris 1606–1663 Savoy)
  • Date: 1751
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 23 7/8 × 13 9/16 in. (60.6 × 34.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.4187
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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