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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)

'Portion of Votive Picture. Enamel by Léonard Limosin'; Latin Moto

c. 1855

Albumen print? | RCIN 2864505

Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque created in 1553 by Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), part of his Crucifixion retable for Saint-Chapelle, Paris (see RCIN 2864504). As with the rest of the retable, this fragment has been in the collection of the Louvre since 1816 (MR 208 1). It shows king François I's pseudo-Latin moto "Nutrisco et Extingor" (I nourish and extinguish).

  • Creator(s)

    Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)

    (photographer)

    After Limosin, Léonard (artist)

  • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

  • Subject(s)
    • Genealogy and Heraldry
      • Mottoes