Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589, as Mars [obverse], model 1601, cast possibly before 1610

Not on View

bronze

overall (oval): 9.7 x 7.6 cm (3 13/16 x 3 in.)
gross weight: 244 gr (0.538 lb.)
axis: 12:00

1996.122.4.a

Nicolas Guinier (medalist) French, active 1601 - 1614

around circumference: HENRICVS IIII FRANC. ET NAVAR. REX CHRISTIANISS. 1601 (His Most Christian Majesty Henry IV of France and of Navarre)

Art market, London; purchased 1960s by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1996 to NGA.

Baskin, Lisa

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 636, repro.