Catherine de Médicis Reine de France (BM 1879,0510.256)

Portrait of Catherine de Médicis, queen of Henri II, half-length, turned to the right, wearing mourning costume; in oval border resting on ledge; with decorative rococo border printed from a separate plate; a plate originally executed in the late 16th century and here reused as an illustration to Dreux du Radier's 'L'Europe illustre' (Paris: Odieuvre & Breton, 1755-1765)
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