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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
'Francis the second of France. Enamel by Léonard Limosin'
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864519
Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque of king François II (1544-1560) at the age of nine from the collection of the Louvre, Paris (N 1253). Created around 1553 and attributed to Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), the half-length portrait shows the French crown prince facing a quarter to the left and gazing ahead. He wears an embroidered doublet and a cap decorated with pearls and a feather. A fur-lined cloak covers his right shoulder. His jewellery pieces include a pendant of the Order of St Michel and a pearl earing.
Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
(photographer)
After? Limosin, Léonard (artist)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of St Michael (France)
- Orders (honour)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
