shredsandpatches:fiftysevenacademics:shredsandpatches:Speaking of contemporary images of Henry IV! W
shredsandpatches:fiftysevenacademics:shredsandpatches:Speaking of contemporary images of Henry IV! While manuscript illustrations are often spotty at best (e.g. the most famous set of Froissart illustrations, which are over 80 years later and Flemish), we cannot discount the illustrations in Jean Créton’s history of Richard’s deposition: Créton was an eyewitness to Richard’s surrender at Flint Castle (he was part of the Earl of Salisbury’s retinue), and he clearly had some oversight as far as the illustrations are concerned, as he refers to them a few times in the text. Both Richard’s and Henry’s appearances in the illustrations are in keeping with the surviving body of contemporary likenesses and accounts. Which also means that Henry probably actually owned and wore the hilarious giant hat that he’s always pictured wearing in Créton’s illustrations.Since Créton was fairly sympathetic to Richard, I imagine his conversation with the illustrator went like this:Illustrator: The hat was kind of pointy, but still fashionable, comme ça? *points*Créton: Yes, but taller.Illustrator: Comme ça?Créton: No brim, taller, and squarer.Illustrator: Can I just draw this instead?Créton: Henry plucking a dick? *rolls eyes* How original.Illustrator: *sighs* Fine. How’s this?Créton: Perfect.YES(Also for “fairly sympathetic to” read “madly in love with”)I’m not in love with him though… *hides detailed painting of Richard I did over break behind my back* -- source link