The life of Henry the Fourth of France, translated from the French of Perefix, by M. Le Moine ..
Dimensions
456 pages; 21 cm. (8vo in 4s)
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jayne Wrightsman, 2008
Accession Number
DC122.8 .P413 1785
Art Historical Context
Nestled in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Libraries collection, *The Life of Henry the Fourth of France* is a compelling 456-page octavo volume (21 cm), generously gifted by Jayne Wrightsman in 2008. Translated into English by L. H. Le Moine from the original French biography by Hardouin de Pèrefixe—a 17th-century French historian and tutor to Louis XIV—this work captures the dramatic life of Henry IV (1553–1610), the resilient king who navigated France's religious wars to usher in an era of stability and prosperity. Pèrefixe's account, written with intimate historical insight, portrays Hen...
About the Artist
L. H. Le Moine|Hardouin de Perefixe ( |French) · | – |
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