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| Keywords: Mathieu Jacquet - Portrait of Henri IV, King of France, as Jupiter - Walters 54667.jpg Having himself depicted as the lightly clothed muscular figure of Jupiter king of the Olympian gods is surely meant to suggest that Henry felt supremely confident of his invincibility It is a clever political ploy of one who felt enemies on every side His concerns were justified as he was assassinated in 1609 The fierce eagle was Jupiter's pet and a suitable attribute of kingly ambition There are two other portraits of the king as well as the companion statuette of his wife Marie de' Medici nearby These statuettes do not show the same precision and finesse as the bust and may be products of Jacquet's workshop made to be given as gifts to supporters between 1605 1609 Baroque bronze cm 46 5 accession number 54 667 8272 Jacques Seligmann Paris by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1910 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore National Gallery of Art Washington 2000 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Mathieu Jacquet Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
