Cartoon for Printed Textile: The History of Henri IV [L'Histoire de Henri IV], Hartmann et Fils, (Munster, France), Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on cream wove paper (mounted), Scenes from the life of Henri IV (1553-1610), King of France, as described in Voltaire's 'Henriade': scene 1, upper left: Henri and his friend, Duplessis-Mornay, are seated near the port of Dieppe, conversing with a holy hermit (Canto, lines 229-232); scene 2, upper right: Henri, entering Paris in triumph, is received by his subjects (Canto X, lines 512-514); scene 3, center: Henri in the Battle of Ivry

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