Head of François Ravaillac

François Gérard1826

Fondazione Museo Glauco Lombardi
Parma, Italy

François Ravaillac killed the French king Henry IV in 1610. From Gérard's painting with the "Entry of Henry IV in Paris", Paolo Toschi drew one of his most famous engravings, finished in 1826 (see the state test inv. 953 and the press with study of characters inv. 1079).

Details

Title: Head of François Ravaillac
Creator: François Gérard
Date Created: 1826
Location: Sala Paolo Toschi, Museo Glauco Lombardi
Physical Dimensions: cm 38 x 29,2
Type: Drawings
Rights: Fondazione Museo Glauco Lombardi
Medium: Charcoal and biacca on paper
Inventory number: 106

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Head of François Ravaillac

François Gérard1826

Fondazione Museo Glauco Lombardi
Parma, Italy

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