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This 19th-century romantic engraving In a lavish royal apartment (likely the Louvre), adorned with tapestries, a crowned royal canopy, and a carpeted floor, Marie de' Medici sits majestically at the center on an elevated chair. Dressed in a magnificent gown with a wide starched ruff and jewels, she embodies royal dignity while tenderly holding or surrounding one or more of her young children, with one resting near her lap.In a lavish royal apartment, Marie de’ Medici sits centrally enthroned, tenderly holding a baby amid her playful young children. Henry IV, on all fours on the carpet, lets one child ride his back like a horse, famously declaring: “I am a father before I am a king.� The surprised Spanish ambassador witnesses this warm, unexpected family scene at the French court. Vintage engraving circa late 19th century. Digital restoration by Pictore. Authentic illustration free of AI.