Marie de' Medici, 1573-1642, Queen Regent of France 1610-1617 [obverse], 1615

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G13-A

Medium

gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 76.7 gr (0.169 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of The Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston

Accession Number

1986.29.2.a

Artists / Makers

Guillaume Dupré (artist) French, c. 1574 - 1642

Image Use

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Inscription

around bottom circumference: G DUPRE 1615; around circumference: MARIA AVG.GAILIAE ET NAVARAE REGINA

Provenance

Private collection, Europe; (sale, Sotheby's, Zurich, 26-27 November 1975, 2nd day, no. 745); private collection, England; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 April 1986, no. 144); purchased by (Cyril Humphris, London) for NGA.

Associated Names

Cyril Humphris Ltd.
Private Collection (NGA Former Owner)
Sotheby's

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 645, repro.