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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
François de Guise
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864521
Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque of François II, Duke of Guise (1519-63) from the collection of the Louvre, Paris (N 1255). Created in 1557 by Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), the bust-length portrait depicts the bearded French courtier facing slightly to the left and gazing at the viewer. He wears a fur-lined cape over a doublet and a plumed cap on his head. A pendant of the Order of St Michel hangs from his neck.
Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
After Limosin, Léonard (artist)
Subject(s)
François de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-63)- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Genealogy and Heraldry
- Orders (honour)
- Order of St Michael (France)
- Orders (honour)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
