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Louis II, King of Hungary, and his wife Maria

Medal
1526 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Daucher, Hans (artist)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This medal depicts Louis II (1506-1526), King of Hungary and his wife Queen Mary (1505-1558) and is made after a medal struck by Hans Daucher.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Medal
TitleLouis II, King of Hungary, and his wife Maria (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Louis II King of Hungary and Maria his wife, after a medal by Hans Daucher, Germany, dated 1526
Physical description
Medal depicts the bust to the left of Ludwig II, bearded, wearing a broad hat, and over a furred mantle the collar of the Golden Fleece. Inscription.
On the reverse bust to left of Mary, wearing a broad velvet cap, and a net over her hair. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4cm
  • Weight: 18.1g
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LVDOVICoxVNGAxECxREX x CONTRA x TVRCA x PVGNANDO x OCCVBVIT xx' (Latin; Obverse)
    Translation
    Louis of Hungary fell fighting the Turk
  • '1.5 - Z6 / ETATIS - .SVE.30' (In the field on the obverse)
  • 'xxMARIAxREGINAxECxQVOSxDEVSxCONIVNXITxHOMOxNONxSEPERET' (Latin; Reverse)
    Translation
    Queen Maria. Those whom God has joined, let no man put asunder
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Provenance: Salting Bequest. George Salting (b. 1836; d. 1909), an Australian who settled in England, bequeathed a large collection of works decorative art to the Museum in 1909.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Order of the Golden Fleece
King
Queen
Louis II (King of Hungary)
Maria (Queen of Hungary)
Summary
This medal depicts Louis II (1506-1526), King of Hungary and his wife Queen Mary (1505-1558) and is made after a medal struck by Hans Daucher.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals - a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria & Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, p. 79
  • '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. 58
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.381-1910

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Record createdMarch 1, 2004
Record URL
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