medal
- Museum number
- M.2271
- Description
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Silver medal. (whole)
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Bust of Louis XIV, right, wearing a lace collar, armour and a sash. (obverse)
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Louis shooting a pigeon at the top of a mast. A crossbow lies at his feet. (reverse)
- Production date
- 1648
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 27.000 millimetres
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Weight: 11.15 grammes
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Thickness: 1.80 millimetres (at rim)
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Thickness: 3 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Jones 2
Not attributed to Warin by Mazerolle. However, the portrait style and fabric are absolutely typical of his work at this period and there is every reason to suppose that the medal is his.
Other examples:
(a) Cabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, 58 rue de Richelieu, 75084 Paris, France, Sér. Roy. 542, 27 mm.
Bibliography:
1. Receuil des médailles c.1685, p. 17v.'pour marquer que le Roy en la dixieme année de son age mancoit desja les armes'.
2. C. F. Menestrier Histoire du roy Louis le Grand p. 5.
3. T.N. Méd. Fr. III pl. 3, no. 5.
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Money and Medals
- Registration number
- M.2271
- C&M catalogue number
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MF2 (Jones 2) (207) (209)