A woman personifying the city of Lyons, carried in a chariot drawn by lions, passes before King Henri IV and Marie de' Medici who are in the guise of Jupiter and Juno; representing the meeting of Henri IV and Marie de' Medici in Lyons after their marriage by proxy. Engraving by G. Duchange, 170-, after J.B. Nattier after Sir P.P. Rubens.
- Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.
- Date:
- [between 1700 and 1709]
- Reference:
- 3063501i
- Part of:
- Gallerie du Palais du Luxembourg.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
In the background, right, is a view of the city of Lyons
Publication/Creation
A Paris (rue Frementeau) : chez le S.r Nattier peintre de l'Academie Royale. Avec privilege du Roy, [between 1700 and 1709]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving, with etching ; platemark 50.7 x 35.9 cm
Lettering
La ville de Lion va audevant de la reine. ... Rubens pinxit ; I.B. Nattier delineavit ; G. Duchange sculpsit.
References note
Marcel Roux and Edmond Pognon, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, tome VII, Paris 1951, p. 382, no. 13
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3063501i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores