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<meta charset="UTF-8" />Large bust portrait engraving of Henri d'Artois, Legitimist pretender to the throne of France under the title of Henri V. The Prince is depicted in the 1850s, wearing his habit with the ribbon of the Holy Spirit, and his famous beard collar. He proudly poses in front of a painting depicting his ancestor, "L'entrée triomphale de Henri IV à Paris le 22 mars 1594 par François Gérard". The Comte de Chambord thus presented himself as a worthy successor to Henri IV, to the point of taking the reign name of Henri V.
The engraving or print is presented in a handsome, wide wooden frame gilded with gold leaf and labeled "Fond de Chazotte" underneath. The frame dates from the 1840s-50s, making our engraving an interesting historical object that was produced "under the cloak" for Legitimist Royalists during the Second Empire. A large, highly decorative piece, with beautiful gilding in good condition, which has been cleaned by our gilder. A few minor chips around the edges of the frame, giving it an authentic "chateau" feel.
A fine large-format historical Royalist souvenir. The engraving is presented above a bust of the same Henri V, lending his features to the same Henri IV, but as a child, after Bosio.
Width: 66.5cm
Height : 78cm
Ref: SS0WASYRMU