Gallery›Wellcome Collection›The assassination of Henry IV, King of France, 1610: a tumultuous scene on the streets of Paris, in which the King's coach is stuck in traffic and the assassin fatally wounds the King in his coach. Etching by J. and C. Luyken.
The assassination of Henry IV, King of France, 1610: a tumultuous scene on the streets of Paris, in which the King's coach is stuck in traffic and the assassin fatally wounds the King in his coach. Etching by J. and C. Luyken.
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The assassination of Henry IV, King of France, 1610: a tumultuous scene on the streets of Paris, in which the King's coach is stuck in traffic and the assassin fatally wounds the King in his coach. Etching by J. and C. Luyken.

Caspar Luiken

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Lettering: Moord van Hendrik de Vierde. Hendrik de Vierde. Bygenaamt de Groote in syn karos vermoort in de straat van de Yser-winkels, soo als de karos door eenige belemmering van wagens, en rumoer van't volk, opgehouden wierd, door François Ravaillac, op vrydag den 4 may 1610, out zynde 56 jaar en 5 maanden, heft geregeert 21 jaar en 9 maanden. Ian en Casper Luiken. The lettering in Dutch describes the details of the assassination and the person of the assassin.

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