''The Assassination of the Duke of Guise'' is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Paul Delaroche, created in 1834. It is held in the Musée Condé in Chantilly, whilst a replica hangs in the

Château de Blois A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...

. Another replica was made for the 2014 exhibition ''L'invention du passé. Histoires de cœur et d'épée en Europe, 1802-1850.'' at the Musée des beaux-arts de Lyon. The original was commissioned in 1833 by Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans and delivered in May 1834. It shows

Henry I, Duke of Guise Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d'Este, Du ...

's assassination by Henry III's royal guard on 23 December 1588.Nicole Garnier-Pelle, ''Chantilly, musée Condé: Peintures des xixe et xxe siècles'', Paris, Réunion des musées nationaux, 1997 (French)

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Paintings in the collection of the Musée Condé History paintings Paintings of people 1834 paintings Paintings by Paul Delaroche Cultural depictions of Henry I, Duke of Guise {{19C-painting-stub