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Charles IX (1550–1574), King of France

Style of François Clouet French
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 544
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

Object Information
  • 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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