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Medal of Francis, Duke de Dampville

Jean Hardy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bronze-colored medal with a raised profile portrait of a man with long wavy hair, facing right. He wears a garment with a high collar and a series of horizontal lines across the chest. Bordering the circular medal is an inscription in raised letters, written in French. The medal's surface exhibits a darker patina around the edges. The background of the image is light gray with a shadow cast by the medal.

Artwork Details

Date
1658
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
600 × 591 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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