Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
'Enamelled Box'
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864547
Photograph of a painted enamel casket at an agnle. The objects is part of the collection of the Louvre, Paris (MR R 81). Its front side depicts the Royal Arms of England with the tree lions, flanked by two Arms of France Ancient or Azure semé-de-lis. The right side shows the two distinct arms side by side. An engraved inscriptions runs along the rim of the lid.
Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Engineering & Technology
- Containers
- Caskets
- Containers
- Engineering & Technology
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Heraldry
- Coats of arms
- Coats of arms-Royal
- Coats of arms-Royal House of France
- Coats of arms-Royal House of Great Britain
- Coats of arms-Royal
- Coats of arms
- Heraldry
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
