Henry IV of France

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Henri IV, in armour and on the reverse the seated figure of Marie de Medicis between Mercury and the infant Dauphin

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Categories	Coins & Medals Sculpture Royalty
Object type	Medal
Title	Henry IV of France (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, bronze, King Henri IV of France, by an unknown artist, France, ca. 1610
Physical description	Medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Henri IV, in armour and on the reverse the seated figure of Marie de Medicis between Mercury and the infant Dauphin
Dimensions	Diameter: 6.65cm
Subjects depicted	Armour Henri IV De Medicis, Marie Mercury Dauphin
Bibliographic references	Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1860. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 25 Cohen, Sarah R. Ruben's France: Gender and Personification in the Marie de Medicis Cycle. The Art Bulletin, September 2003, Vol LXXXV, Nummer 3, pp. 490-522
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	6757-1860

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O312261/henry-iv-of-france-medal-unknown/

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