Gallery
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Royal Monogram
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Detail from portrait plaque, enamel and gilding on copper
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Henry II, here standing on an oriental carpet, continued the policy of Franco-Ottoman alliance of his father Francis I. Painting by François Clouet.
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Coin of Henry II, 1547
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"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.
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A cypher machine in the shape of a book, with arms of Henri II.
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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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