Louis XIII and Anne of Austria Presenting the Dauphin to the Virgin
1638
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 1/8 in. (47.5 × 33.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.4217
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Art Historical Context
In 1638, French engraver Grégoire Huret created this striking print, *Louis XIII and Anne of Austria Presenting the Dauphin to the Virgin*, capturing a moment of profound royal and religious significance. The composition depicts King Louis XIII and Queen Anne of Austria kneeling in devotion, offering their newborn son—the Dauphin, future Louis XIV—to the Madonna and Child. Huret, active during the Baroque era, masterfully used engraving techniques, incising fine lines into a metal plate to produce intricate details and rich tonal contrasts, allowing the image to be widely reproduced and distri...
About the Artist
Grégoire Huret · 1606–1670
French draftsman and printmaker. Comment on works: Engraver & draftsman