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The Triumph of Henri IV

Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)

The Wallace Collection

The Triumph of Henri IV

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'The Triumph of Henri IV' is one of a series of sketches prepared by Rubens for a cycle illustrating the Life of Henri IV. The series of twenty-four paintings, depicting ‘all the battles of the deceased King Henri the Great, the encounters he was engaged in, his combats, conquests, and sieges of towns with the Triumphs of said victories in the manner of the triumphs of the Romans’ as specified in the contract signed by Rubens in 1622, was intended to complement a similar series which showed the ‘illustrious life and heroic acts’ of Marie de Médicis. The present sketch has a frieze-like composition, with Henri IV dressed in classical military dress holding the palm of victory, drawn in a chariot ‘in the manner of the triumphs of the Romans’.

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Title

The Triumph of Henri IV

Date

1628

Medium

oil on oak panel

Measurements

H 21.5 x W 37.2 cm

Accession number

P522

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, after 1865; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

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Peter Paul Rubens

1577–1640

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