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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)

'Portion of Votive Picture. Enamel by Léonard Limosin'

c. 1855

Albumen print? | RCIN 2864511

Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque created in 1553 by Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), part of his Crucifixion retable for Saint-Chapelle, Paris (see RCIN 2864504). As with the rest of the retable, this fragment has been in the collection of the Louvre since 1816 (MR 208 1). It shows an angel in full-length, facing to the right and holding up the nails of the Crucifixion, Instruments of the Passion
  • Creator(s)

    Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)

    (photographer)

    After Limosin, Léonard (artist)

    Subject(s)

    François I, King of France (1494-1547)
  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Life of Christ
            • Passion of Christ
              • Christ Crucifixion
              • Instruments of the Passion
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs