Artist
Jean de CourtFrench, active c. 1550–1585
CultureFrench
Titles
- Portrait of Henri III, King of France
Date1578
MediumWatercolor and gouache on vellum; with gold, silver and resin
DimensionsPortrait: 2 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (5.7 × 4.4 cm)
Mount: 2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/4 in. (7.3 × 4.9 × 0.6 cm)
Case: 3 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (9.8 × 8.9 × 2.9 cm)
Mount: 2 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/4 in. (7.3 × 4.9 × 0.6 cm)
Case: 3 7/8 × 3 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (9.8 × 8.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton
Object number2021.29
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
205 Vinson & Elkins Gallery
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Love's Labour's Found," Philip Mould & Company, London, April, 2021.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Annotated on the back by a contemporary hand (likely the artist): faict·par·decovrt·1578
Catalogue raisonnéNew discovery, accepted by experts Alexandra Zverera and Celine Cachaud.
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