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Portrait medallion of Francis I

WB.246     1515–1600 • Boxwood • medallion

Curator's Description

Circular medallion (template for medal?); boxwood; Francis I of France in profile to left; bare head; wears plain vest, above which appear pleats of his undervest; sleeves wide at shoulders.

This object was collected by Anselm von Rothschild and bequeathed to the British Museum by Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild.

Made In!

France
French

What is it?

medallion

Made Of

boxwood

Techniques

carved

Subjects

Francis I

How big is it?

6 cm wide, 6.8 cm high, 0.1 cm deep, and it weighs 15g

Where is it?

London / The British Museum / Room 2A / Case 7i 8

Floor plan 2 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 6g 6h 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f 7g 7h 7i 7j Entrance

Detailed Curatorial Notes

Provenance: Baron Anselm von Rothschild, Vienna, between 1866 and 1872 (cat no. 493).

Bibliography

  • Charles Hercules Read, 'The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898', London, 1902, no. 246, pl. L
  • O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.246.

    • References

    1. Read 1902: Read, Charles Hercules, The Waddesdon Bequest. Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898, London, BMP, 1902
    2. Dalton 1927: Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, The Waddesdon Bequest : jewels, plate, and other works of art bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild., London, BMP, 1927

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