No.2 

French School, c. 1700
Trompe l’oeil of a copper engraving depicting the Marriage of Henry IV and Maria de Medici (in the reverse direction), based on the painting by Rubens at the Louvre, Paris, inscribed Le Mariage de la Reine, oil on canvas, 77 x 58 cm, unframed, (Wo)

There is an old frame that will be handed over at the buyer’s request.
Provenance: European private collection
In 1621 Rubens received his most important commission - a series of paintings devoted to the life of Maria de Medici and her husband, King Henry IV of France. It comprises 21 paintings, which originally adorned the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris; today they are preserved at the Louvre. Henry IV had enthroned Maria de Medici shortly before he was murdered. However, her son, the future King Louis XIII, claimed his title to the throne soon afterwards. That is why Maria de Medici entrusted Rubens with the cycle in question: she wanted to strengthen her legitimate position as a regent. The painting by Rubens depicts Maria’s marriage by proxy in Florence.

estimate €7.000,- to €9.000,-

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