GUILLAUME DUPRE (1574–1643), after

GUILLAUME DUPRE (1574–1643), after The side-by-side busts of Henry IV, King of France, and his wife, Marie de’ Medici. Large bronze medallion, an enlarged version based on the 1605 piece housed at the Petit Palais in Écouen; an earlier version, 6.5 cm in diameter and created in 1603, is housed at the Louvre. Diameter: 19 cm Guillaume Dupré is considered the greatest French medalist of his time, and served as the official sculptor and castor for Kings Henry IV and Louis XIII.

Category

Numismatics

Location

Monte-Carlo

Dimensions

Ø 19 cm