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1966.118.3.a

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Cosimo III de'Medici and Margaret D'Orleans

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Artist

Charles Jean Francois Cheron (Luneville, 1635 - 1698)

Title

Cosimo III de'Medici and Margaret D'Orleans

Creation Date

est. 1661

Century

17th century

Dimensions

2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.118.3.a

Object Description

256 COSIMO III DE' MEDICI (1642-1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1670 and MARGARET D'ORLEANS (1645-1721)

Obv. Bust to right. Around, COSMVS . Ill . D . G . MAGN . DVX . ETRVRIAE .
Rev. Bust of Margaret to right. Around, MARG [superscript “TG”] . ALOYS . AVRELIANENSIS . D . G . M . D . ETRVRIAE
Bronze, 58 mm. Hole at top

Cosimo married Margaret of Orleans, the daughter of Louis XIV, in 1661. She returned to France in 1675.

Bibl: Heraeus, pl. 63, 9 (rev. insc. MARG . ALOYS . . . . ETRVRIAE; below, F . CHERON .).