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Philippe Danfrie II

Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 [obverse], 1594

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
gross weight: 39.8 gr (0.04 kg)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy

Accession Number

1995.49.7.a

Artists / Makers

Philippe Danfrie II (medalist) French, c. 1572 - 1604

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Inscription

around circumference: .HENRICVS.IIII.FRANCOR.ET NAVAR.REX..1594. (Henry IV, King of the French and of Navarre, 1594)

Provenance

Art market, Paris; purchased 1995 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]

[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Associated Names

Wilchusky, Mark

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 622, repro.

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