Antique Print-CHARLES IX-KING OF FRANCE-HOUSE VALOIS-Van Meteren-1614

About this Item

Antique print, titled: 'Carolus IX. D.G. Galliae Rex Christianissimus.' - A portrait of Charles IX (1550-1574), a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. Etching/engraving on hand laid paper. Description: "Historie der Nederlandscher ende Haerder Na-buren Oorloge", published The Hague: Hellebrant Jacobz Wou, 1614.Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Emanuel Van Meteren'. Emanuel van Meteren or Meteeren (1535-1612) was a Flemish historian and consul for 'the Traders of the Low Countries' in London. As a historian Van Meteren was special in that he was not merely a chronicler of the events of his time, but also a powerful and wealthy man who influenced those events. The first edition of his 'Historia Belgica' was published in Latin, in Amsterdam, 1597. A continuation was written up to the date of Meteren's death, published in Dutch in 1614. A French translation was published in the Hague in 1618. Van Meteren is the author whose evidence was most important for establishing the innocence of Anne Boleyn. Condition: Very good, given age. Some foxing in the top margin. A faint stain in the lower margin. A printer's crease in the left margin. Text above and below the image and on the verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: A322-18 The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 13.7 inch. The image size is ca. 4.8 x 6.6 inch. The overall size is ca. 23 x 34.8 cm. The image size is ca. 12.3 x 16.8 cm.

Seller Inventory # 59184

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Print-CHARLES IX-KING OF FRANCE-HOUSE VALOIS-Van Meteren-1614
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Prints - Figures and Portraits