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Francesco IV Gonzaga
Guillaume Dupré (French, 1574–1642)
French
after 1612
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze (brown patina)
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 163 mm (6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number16.349
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Kress 561.
DescriptionCircular uniface medal of Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. Beaded edge and pierced. 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·16[ ]".
InscriptionsInscribed at edge "FRAN·III·D·G·DVX·MANTV·MONT·FER·III·AN·I·AET·XXVI·" and under bust "G·DVPRE·F·16[ ]".
ProvenanceBy 1916, Horatio Greenough Curtis; 1916, gift of Horatio Greenough Curtis to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 7, 1916)