JACQUES FABIEN GAUTIER D'AGOTY (1716-1785)
[Henri IV, King of France]
c.1741-60RCIN 616654
This mezzotint is a superb example of early colour printing, but George was probably more interested in it as a portrait of Henri IV, whom, he said, he ‘admire[d] almost to the point of extravagance’. Conservation examination for this exhibition has revealed that the print was framed and hung to look like a painting early in its history.
Perhaps purchased in 1811
Perhaps purchased in 1811