Duc d'Epernon
Medal
1607 (made)
1607 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bronze medal, depicting on the reverse the bust to the right of Jean Louis de Nogaret de la Valette, Duc d'Epernon, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. The reverse shows a lion, seated, turning its head towards a Fury, on the right, who brandishes a torch in each hand. On the left a fox thrusts its head from a thicket.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Duc d'Epernon (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal of the duc d'Epernon, bronze by Guillaume Dupre, French, 1607 |
| Physical description | Bronze medal, depicting on the reverse the bust to the right of Jean Louis de Nogaret de la Valette, Duc d'Epernon, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. The reverse shows a lion, seated, turning its head towards a Fury, on the right, who brandishes a torch in each hand. On the left a fox thrusts its head from a thicket. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | .I.L.A.LAVALETA.D.EXPERN.F.ET.TOT.GAL.PEDIT.PRAEF.
.INTACTVS.VTRINQVE.
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| Production | signed Reason For Production: Commemorative |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.354-1910 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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