ID 1390023
Lot 51 | SUIVEUR DE FRANÇOIS CLOUET
Valeur estimée
€ 7 000 – 10 000
Henri II à cheval, de profil
graphite, aquarelle et gouache, réhaussé d'or, sur vélin, monté sur une planche de bois biseauté
29 x 21,7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Collection particulière anglaise.
Further details
FOLLOWER OF FRANÇOIS CLOUET, PORTRAIT OF HENRI II, GRAPHITE, WATERCOLOUR AND BODYCOLOUR, HEIGHTENED WITH GOLD, ON VELLUM, LAID DOWN ON A WOOD PANEL
This sumptuous gouache depicts King Henry II (1519-1559) in armour, carrying a commander’s baton and mounted on a richly decorated horse. The son of François I (1494-1547), Henri’s reign was marked by those political currents that his father’s had seen: the continuation of the Italian Wars and the rise of Protestantism, which he fought hard to suppress. At the same time, he followed in his father's footsteps in his support for the development of the arts in France, especially in the perpetuation of the image of royal power.
The present portrait, of which at least two other versions are known, one in graphite now in the Musée Condé (inv. no. DE PD 363) and an oil painting at Upton Park, Warwickshire in England and recently studied by Alexandra Zvereva (inv. no. NT 446778; A. Zvereva, ‘Les Valois à cheval’ in A cheval. Le portrait équestre dans la France de la Renaissance, cat. exp. Ecouen, musée national de la Renaissace, 2024, n° 49, ill.), is based on a lost model that can be attributed to François Clouet (c.1510-1572), court portraitist and great favourite of Henri’s wife, Catherine de Médicis (1519-1589), for whom he executed many portraits of the royal children.
The original composition can be situated in a long tradition of princely equestrian portraits, and seems to be the counterpart to the Portrait équestre de François I attributed to Jean Clouet (1480-1541) (Musée du Louvre, Paris, inv. no. MI 1092). The gouache in the Louvre is effectively a reflection of the present portrait. François I is seated on horseback, but facing to the left. In contrast to the monochrome of Henry’s portrait, the work is marked by an abundance of crimson in the harness, trimmings and the base (military skirt) worn by the King. There composition is also framed by the same square pillar, though seen to the right of the horse.
There are, however, two important differences between the two compositions that are highly suggestive when it comes to reading the portrait of Henry II. Firstly, the position of the sitters’ head is notable: Francis I turns his head slightly towards the viewer, as if considering his subjects. In contrast, Henry looks straight ahead, in the direction of his father, were the two compositions to be placed side by side. Then there is the question of the absence of the hat in Henry II's costume. Wearing ceremonial armour without a hat at this time would not have been customary, unless it was understood as a mark of deference to the king in front of him.
These clues suggest that this portrait may not represent Henry II as King, but before the death of his father in 1547 and after the death of his older brother François in 1536, when he was the Dauphin.
| Artiste: | François Clouet (1515 - 1572) |
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| Style artistique: | Vieux Maître |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe de l'Ouest, France, Europe |
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| Artiste: | François Clouet (1515 - 1572) |
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| Style artistique: | Vieux Maître |
| Lieu d'origine: | Europe de l'Ouest, France, Europe |
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