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Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
Painted enamel ewer stand c. 1855
Albumen print? | RCIN 2864533
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)
Painted enamel ewer stand c. 1855
Photograph of an painted enamel ewer stand by Pierre Reymond (1513-84), created in 1569 and now in the collection of the Louvre, Paris (N 1280). The platter's main design was based on Bernard Salomon's (1505-61) engravings of the Biblical account of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. Painted in grisaille on dark background, the scene appears around a circular open aperture in the centre of the basin. The outer rim is decorated with a frieze of satyrs, fauns and imaginary beasts pulling chariots.
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Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
After Reymond, Pierre (artist)
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Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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