A King Receiving a Present (n.d.): Artwork and History

A King Receiving a Present (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This print, more than any other in Duvet's oeuvre, demonstrates the influence of the School of Fountainebleau on his work. It illustrates a popular fourteenth-century story of the hunt by Henri de Ferrières. The king and Diana may be meant to refer to King Henri II and Diane de Poitiers.

Object facts

• Title: A King Receiving a Present
• Date: n.d.
• Artist attribution: Jean Duvet French, 1485-after 1561
• Place of origin: France
• Medium: Engraving on paper
• Dimensions: Plate: 22.3 × 39.9 cm (8 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 22.7 × 40.2 cm (8 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.1057

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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