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Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
'Anne de Montmorency. Enamel by Léonard Limosin' c. 1855
Albumen print? | RCIN 2864520
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Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
Musee du Louvre [v. 2]: enamels c. 1855
Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque of Anne, Duke de Montmorency (1493-1567) from the collection of the Louvre, Paris (N 1254). Created in 1556 by Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), the bust-length portrait depicts the bearded High Constable facing slightly to the left and looking at the viewer. He wears a fur-lined cloak over a jerking, and beret on his head. A pendant of the Order of St Michel hangs from his neck. The work is enclosed in a ornately carved gilded frame including eight enamel plaques decorated with medallions, satyrs and masks.
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Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
After Limosin, Léonard (artist)
Subject(s)
Anne, Duke of Montmorency -
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of St Michael (France)
- Orders (honour)
- visual works
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