Christine of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1565–1636)
Loan
Guillaume Dupré
(French, ca. 1574–1642)
Date1613
MediumCopper alloy, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.371
CommentaryChristine married Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, in 1589, was widowed in 1609, and, when her son Duke Cosimo II died in 1621, became regent for her then ten-year-old grandson Ferdinando.
Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.
Guillaume Dupré
dated 1620
