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Etienne Delaune

Henri II, 1519-1559, King of France 1547 [obverse], 1552

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Medium

gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 5.72 cm (2 1/4 in.)
gross weight: 47.79 gr (0.105 lb.)
axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund

Accession Number

1985.27.1.a

Artists / Makers

Etienne Delaune (artist) French, 1518/1519 - 1583

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Inscription

around circumference: HENRICVS.II.GALLIARVM REX INVICTISS.PP.

Provenance

(sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 31 October 1984, no. 33); purchased 31 May 1985 through (Etude Couturier Nicolay, Paris) by NGA.

Associated Names

Couturier - Nicolay
Drouot, Hôtel

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 620, repro.

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