Caption:
King Charles IX of France, 1550-1574. In plumed cap, short cape, embroidered doublet, slashed breeches, hose, shoes, with court sword. After a full-length portrait by Francois Clouet. Charles IX, Roi de France. Handcoloured lithograph by Lorenzo Bianchi after Hippolyte Lecomte from Costumi civili e militari della monarchia francese dal 1200 al 1820, Naples, 1825. Italian edition of Lecomtes Civilian and military costumes of the French monarchy from 1200 to 1820.