Portrait Of Charlotte Daisy De Montmorency, Towards 1610

Attributed to Claude Deruet (1588-1660), French School of the seventeenth century Beautiful setting in old tortoiseshell veneer underlined rods guilloche blackened wood. Overall dimensions with frame: 51 x 44 cm oil on wood (oak) Note a concave curvature of the panel and fine cracks due to age. Montmorency Charlotte In case soon 57, Henry is in love again. The new woman of his heart is Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, daughter of Constable Henri de Montmorency, over forty years younger ... In January 1609, he has seen during rehearsals for the representation of Queen's Ballet and s 'is, they say, immediately smitten. Promised by her father to Bassompierre, King prefers to see him marry Henri de Conde, prince of the blood, he hopes more complacent and less jealous. Miscalculation. Immediately the wedding celebrated in Chantilly May 17, 1609, Condé prevents his young wife to meet the pressing demands of the old king. These have taken the form of a romantic correspondence in which the sovereign Charlotte called her "beautiful angel" and engages with a rare impudence. Seeking to escape the king's advances Charlotte Conde decides to take his wife to leave the court and flee abroad, not without the king first called a "tyrant" in public. Here, the love story becomes a bit farcical policy because it is in Brussels, with the Archduke is said so close to Madrid, the prince of the blood and Charlotte fled. Henry is furious because he feels ridiculed the eyes of European sovereigns. There plague ton even asked Sully to cut the purse strings of the Prince of Conde, because he "romped". Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency is remembered as "the favorite impossible" Henry IV. Claude Deruet (circa 1588-1660) baroque Lorraine painter of the seventeenth century, from Nancy. We know that he painted among other portraits of women with generally very rich costumes and adorned with beautiful jewelry. His works are all roughly the same size. The panel we present today seems very close to the production that is given to the artist but particularly good quality. Impasto that is found throughout the suit, the realistic modeling of the face which can be seen a few veins and its slightly larger size than the other, make a table "special" Related works: 1 / Sale Doyle (New- york) lot: 21- 10/15/14 2 / German Collection: http://www.museum-digital.de/san/index.php?t=objekt&oges=5331 3 / Million Sale (Drouot) 23/04 / 2007 Lot: 11. French school of the early seventeenth century. Portrait of Elisabeth de Montmorency