Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry [SEP] inception
Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry
Henry IV at the Battle of Ivry is a 1627 oil on canvas by the artist Peter Paul Rubens, measuring 367 by 693 cm. It shows Henry IV of France at Ivry and forms a pair with "The Triumphal Entry of Henry IV into Paris" - both were bought by Cosimo III de' Medici in 1686. They are both now in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, where they have been since 1773.
External links.
- http://www.virtualuffizi.com/uffizi1/Uffizi_Pictures.asp?Contatore=436
Battle of Ivry
The Battle of Ivry was fought on 14 March 1590, during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, leading Huguenot and English forces against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry's forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris.
The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la