Jean Duvet
French, 1485-after 1561
A King Receiving a Present
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Jean Duvet
French, 1485-after 1561n.d.
A King Receiving a Present
Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561 →engravingprint
Date
n.d.
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Plate: 22.3 × 39.9 cm (8 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 22.7 × 40.2 cm (8 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
This print, more than any other in Duvet's oeuvre, demonstrates the influence of the School of Fountainebleau on his work. It illustrates a popular fourteenth-century story of the hunt by Henri de Ferrières. The king and Diana may be meant to refer to King Henri II and Diane de Poitiers.
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