Description: DIANE DE POITIERS Artist: unknown ____________ Engraver: Bourgois NOTE: The title in the box above is also in the white border below this scene. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE 19th CENTURY ENGLISH EVENTS OR BATTLE SCENE ANTIQUE PRINTS LIKE THIS ONE!! PRINT DATE: This engraving was printed in 1869; it is not a modern reproduction in any way. PRINT SIZE: Overall print size is 5 ½ x 8 1/2 ½ inches, image size is 3 3/4 by 3 ¾ inches. PRINT CONDITION: Condition is excellent. Bright and clean. Blank on reverse. Paper is quality woven rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyer to pay shipping, domestic orders receive priority mail, international orders receive regular air mail unless otherwise asked for. Full payment details will be in our email after auction close. We pack properly to protect your item! PRINT DESCRIPTION: Diane De Poitiers, (born Sept. 3, 1499—died April 22, 1566, Anet, France), mistress of Henry II of France. Throughout his reign she held court as queen of France in all but name, while the real queen, Catherine de Médicis, was forced to live in comparative obscurity. Diane seems to have concerned herself with augmenting her income and with making provisions for her family and protégés rather than with public affairs. A beautiful woman with a lively, cultivated mind, she was a friend and patron of poets, including Pierre de Ronsard, and of many artists. The great Renaissance architect Philibert Delorme built her château at Anet, and the Mannerist sculptor Jean Goujon adorned it with his works. Diane came to court as a lady-in-waiting first to the mother of Francis I, Louise of Savoy, then to Queen Claude. Shortly after the death of her husband, Louis de Brézé, comte de Maulevrier, in 1531, the prince Henry, then duc d’Orléans and 20 years her junior, fell violently in love with her, and she became his mistress. Even in their own time legends grew up around them. On Henry’s death (1559), his wife, Catherine, forced Diane to restore those of the crown jewels Henry had given her and to accept the fortress-like château of Chaumont in exchange for Chenonceaux. Diane retired to Anet. The Lettres inédites de Diane de Poitiers were published by G. Guiffrey (1866). A FAMOUS HISTORICAL BATTLE SCENE OR KEY MOMENT FROM THE REPUBLIC OF FRANCE’S PAST!
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Material: Engraving
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Print Type: Engraving
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Subject: Portrait
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