Pierre Antoine Augustin VAFFLARD (Paris, 1777 - 1840) Henry IV and the Abbess of Montmartre Original canvas by Belot Signed lower left Label on the reverse on the central bar of the frame with an inscription in pen and ink: "184 / Vaffelard. Henri 4 and the Abefs of Montmartre. N°230. " 56.2 x 38 cm Provenance : - Sazerac et Duval, Paris. - Sale study Normandy Auction, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, March 20, 2020, n° 47. Exhibition: Paris, Salon of 1824, n°1660 ("Henri IV and the abbess of Montmartre") Marie-Catherine de Beauvilliers is a nun from the abbey of Montmartre who welcomed Henri IV when he besieged Paris in 1590 during the Wars of Religion. She then became royal mistress. Eight years later, the king made her the mother abbess.