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Francesco IV Gonzaga
French (Paris)
1654
Object Place: Europe, Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; cast bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 16.3 cm (6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number1971.643
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular uniface medal of Francesco IV Gonzaga, duke of Mantua. Beaded rim and pierced at top. Profile bust of Francesco looking to proper left, wearing armor, a high ruffled collar, and a badge of the Order of the Precious Blood of our Saviour; inscribed at edge "FRAN·III·D·G·DVX·MANTV·MONT·FER·III·AN·I·AET·XXVI·" and under bust "G·DVPRE·F·1612".
Inscribed on back "J·B·KELLER·1654".
Inscribed on back "J·B·KELLER·1654".
InscriptionsInscribed at edge "FRAN·III·D·G·DVX·MANTV·MONT·FER·III·AN·I·AET·XXVI·" and under bust "G·DVPRE·F·1612".
On back: Inscribed "J·B·KELLER·1654".
On back: Inscribed "J·B·KELLER·1654".
ProvenanceBy 1971, consigned by J. Fischer to Heim Gallery, London; 1971, sold by Heim Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1971)