Henry IV, King of France (r.1589-1610)

In or after 1947, possibly purchased in France* by Vernon Hall (Madison, WI); 23 October 1974, gifted by Vernon and Sandra Hall (Madison, WI) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. *The preface for the 1978 Catalogue of The Vernon Hall Collection of European Medals states that the core of this collection was purchased in France in 1947, but the object file contains no records specific to the purchase of this work.

• Hall, Vernon. "Catalogue of the Vernon Hall Collection of European Medals." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1978. no. 169
• Mazerolle, F. "Les Médailleurs français du XVe siècle au milieu du XVIIe, II." Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1902-1904. p. 660
• Delaroche, M. Paul, M. Henriquel Dupont and M. Charles Lenormant. "Trésor de numismatique et de glyptique, ou, Recueil général de médailles, monnaies, pierres gravées, bas-reliefs, etc., tant anciens que modernes, les plus intéressants sous le rapport de l’art et de l’histoire. 1834–50." 20 vols. Paris: Rittner et Goupil, 1834-1850. II, III, p. 3

• Europe
• Medals
• Vernon Hall Collection

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