Henry II of France - Gallery

Gallery

  • Royal Monogram

  • Detail from portrait plaque, enamel and gilding on copper

  • Henry II, here standing on an oriental carpet, continued the policy of Franco-Ottoman alliance of his father Francis I. Painting by François Clouet.

  • Coin of Henry II, 1547

  • "Bastard culverin" of 1548, with arms of Henri II and Catherine de Medicis and crescent of Diane de Poitiers. Caliber: 85mm, length: 300 cm, weight: 1076kg.

  • A cypher machine in the shape of a book, with arms of Henri II.

  • Monument to the Heart of Henry II, Louvre, Paris, sculpture of the Three Graces by Germain Pilon holding a replica of the urn that contained the king's heart

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