Of Arms and Men: Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan, 1912–2012

53. Armor of Henry VIII of England. Italy (probably Milan), ca. 1544. Steel, copper alloy, gold, leather, textile; h. with modern boots 72 ½ in. (184.2 cm), wt. 50 lb. 8 oz. (22.9 kg). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932 (32.130.7a– l)

54. Armor of Henry II of France. France (Paris), ca. 1550 – 55. Steel, copper alloy, gold, silver, textile; h. 74 in. (188 cm), wt. 53 lb. 4 oz. (24.2 kg). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939 (39.121a– n)

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