• Was a French sculptor and medallist.
• Dupré was born in Sissonne.
• He was initially trained by the sculptor Barthélemy Prieur.
• In 1600 he married Prieur's daughter.
• They had a son, Abraham, who also became a medal engraver.
• Dupré applied his artistic skills into producing medals, in particular for Henry IV of France.
• In 1603 he was named Sculpteur Ordinaire du Roi, and the following year was promoted to Contrôleur Général des Poinçons et Effigies des Monnaies de France.
• In 1611 he was awarded the title Premier Sculpteur du Roi.
• During his career he engraved medals for Henri IV, Louis XIII and the beginning of the reign of Louis XIV.
• He died in Paris in 1643.
