Marie de Medici
Medal
1615 (made)
1615 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Bronze medal, depicting on the obverse the bust to the right of Marie de Medici in court costume, with a high lace ruff open at the front. The reverse shows a ship in a storm sailing to the right, flying a banner with the fleur-de-lys. At the helm sits Marie de Medici. In the middle of the vessel are nude men and women.
On the reverse
On the reverse
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Marie de Medici (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal of Marie de Medici, bronze by Guillaume Dupre, French, 1615 |
| Physical description | Bronze medal, depicting on the obverse the bust to the right of Marie de Medici in court costume, with a high lace ruff open at the front. The reverse shows a ship in a storm sailing to the right, flying a banner with the fleur-de-lys. At the helm sits Marie de Medici. In the middle of the vessel are nude men and women. On the reverse |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MARIA AVG.GALLIAE ET NAVARAE REGINA
SERVANDO A FACTA DEOS.
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| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
| 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.358-1910 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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