Commentaire sur la Henriade

Augustin de Saint-Aubin after Clément-Pierre Marillier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a title page of a book with three bust-like portraits in ornate frames. The central figure is in profile with styled hair, set in an oval frame with laurel leaves and ribbons and held by two cherubs. Flanking him are two other figures also in profile with styled hair. Below the portraits is a block of text with the title and publication information in French and Latin for "La Henriade" in Berlin, 1775. Below the text is an emblem with theatrical masks and foliage. The scene is surrounded by intricate lines and patterns accentuating the historical and scholarly theme of the title page.