Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 [obverse], 1598

Not on View

Medium

gilded bronze

Dimensions

overall (height with suspension loop): 4.96 cm (1 15/16 in.)
overall (diameter without loop): 4.39 cm (1 3/4 in.)
gross weight: 29.89 gr (0.066 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1992.55.14.a

Artists / Makers

Conrad Bloc (medalist) Netherlandish, c. 1545 - died after 1602

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: HENRICVS.IIII.D[EI].G[RATIA].FRANCOR[UM].ET.NAVAR[AE].REX (Henri IV, by the grace of God King of France and of Navarre); below truncation: COÑ[RADUS].BLOC.F[ECIT]

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Leonard
Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 777, repro.