Skip to main content

Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu: P.7313-R

An image of Print
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gaultier, Léonard

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: John Charrington [Lugt 572]

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Charrington, John

Dating

17th Century
Production date: AD 1610

Note

Plate for Jean Métezeau's "Les Psaumes de David, mis en vers francois..." Paris 1610. Woodblock text on verso.

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Lugt 572

  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Embossed
  • Type: Stamp
  • Text: Timebunt gentes nomen tuum: et / omnes Reges terrae gloriam tuam / Psal.101
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: L. Gaultier sculp
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Ce grand HENRY, tout l'heure valleur, Clemence, & Grave , / Haussant les Saincts, beaux, faits des siens, Et luy, aux Cieux: / Las! trop tost s'y haussa: pour ces faicts, France, & eux, / Mais son Loys en a.. les faire grace.
  • Location: Sheet lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed from woodblock
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.7313-R
Primary reference Number: 135433
Lugt: 572
BN Inventaire (17thC): 362
Firmin-Didot (Portraits): 836
Baré (Gaultier): 617

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 10 May 2013

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/135433 Accessed: 2025-12-07 21:10:36

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/135433 |title=Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-07 21:10:36|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-135433

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp8/P_7313_R.jpg"
        alt="Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Louis XIII, kneeling before a prie-dieu</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo