Francois I, King of France

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) Italian

Sitter François I, King of France French

1536

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Title: Francois I, King of France
Artist: Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) (Italian, Venice ca. 1490–after 1536 Rome)
Sitter: François I, King of France (French, Château de Cognac 1494–1547 Château de Rambouillet)
Date: 1536
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: 17 1/16 x 11 9/16 in. (43.4 x 29.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.97.177
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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