Le Cercle De Leurs Magestes Dans La Chambre De Presence: A: S. Iames; illustration from 'Histoire de l'entrée de la Reyne Mère dans la Grande Brètaigne'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/16 in. × 8 in. (28.1 × 20.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3580
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled *Le Cercle de Leurs Majestés dans la Chambre de Présence: À S. James*, captures a grand ceremonial moment from 1639, illustrating the opulent welcome of France's Queen Mother, Marie Médicis, into Great Britain. Part of the lavish publication *Histoire de l'entrée de la Reyne Mère dans la Grande Bretagne*, it depicts the "circle of their majesties" in the Chamber at St. James's Palace in London. Created amid tense Anglo-French relations, the scene highlights the splendor of King Charles I's court, with architectural details of the palace, elegantly dressed men, and enigmati...