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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
'Portion of Votive Picture. Enamel by Léonard Limosin'
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864515
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 three fleurs-de-lis in an oval catrouche, surrounded by the collar of the Order of St Michel and surmounted by a crown. The French royal coat of arms is flanked by two 'F's, cyphers of king François I (1494-1547.
Creator(s)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
After Limosin, Léonard (artist)
Subject(s)
François I, King of France (1494-1547)- 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
