The caption for this engraving reads: Scenes of the attack and torture of Ravaillac, with portraits of Henri IV, Marie de Medicis, Louis XIII, Ravaillac; after an etching by an anonymous engraver. Francois Ravaillac murdered the French king Henry IV in 1610. He was a Catholic zealot and sought to persuade Henry IV to convert the Huguenots to Catholicism. Ravaillac was arrested after the assassination and tortured to divulge his accomplices, but he maintained he had none. He was condemned to death. Henry IV was succeeded by his son Louis XIII. Marie de Medicis was the wife of Henry IV.
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4590 x 3933 px | 38.9 x 33.3 cm | 15.3 x 13.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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The caption for this engraving reads: Scenes of the attack and torture of Ravaillac, with portraits of Henri IV, Marie de Medicis, Louis XIII, Ravaillac; after an etching by an anonymous engraver. Francois Ravaillac murdered the French king Henry IV in 1610. He was a Catholic zealot and sought to persuade Henry IV to convert the Huguenots to Catholicism. Ravaillac was arrested after the assassination and tortured to divulge his accomplices, but he maintained he had none. He was condemned to death. Henry IV was succeeded by his son Louis XIII. Marie de Medicis was the wife of Henry IV.