Mary Tudor, 1516-1558, Queen of England 1552 [obverse], 1554

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.81 cm (2 11/16 in.)
gross weight: 98.95 gr (0.218 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1988.30.6.a

Artists / Makers

Jacopo Nizzola da Trezzo (artist) Milanese, 1515/1519 - 1589

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: MARIA.I.REG.ANGL.FRANC.ET.HIB.FIDEI.DEFENSATRIX; below bust truncation: IAC TREZ

Provenance

Vicomte de Jonghe; (his sale, Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, 24 November 1936, no. 67); J.W. Frederiks [1889-1962], The Hague; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 23-24 May 1988, 1st day, no. 67); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for NGA.

Associated Names

Cyril Humphris Ltd.
Frederiks, Johan Willem
Jacques Schulman
Sotheby's
de Jonghe, Viscount

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 1:no. 504, repro.