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Dupre is considered the outstanding French medalist of the High Renaissance. His medallic activity dates from 1597. From 1604-39 he was controleur general of the French mint. He seems to have been in Italy from ca. 1611 to 1613 and from this date his medals lose some of their French delicacy in exchange for an Italianate vigor. Dupre's medals are extremely finely cast. See Alvin in Thieme-Becker 10, pp. 173-74; Forrer i, pp. 654-60; 7, p. 239; Kress, pp. 105-06. --- from The Molinari Collection, Andrea S. Norris and Ingrid Weber, Published by Bowdoin College, 1976