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CHARLES THURSTON THOMPSON (1816-68)
'Portrait in Enamel by Léonard Limosin'; Count Palatine of the Rhine
c. 1855Albumen print? | RCIN 2864522
Photograph of a Limoges enamel plaque of Jean-Philippe, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1521-66) from the collection of the Louvre, Paris (MR R 183). Created in 1550 by Léonard Limosin (c.1506-1577), the bust-length portrait depicts the bearded nobleman facing to the viewer and turning his head to gaze to the left. He wears an embroidered doublet and a cap with a feather. A pendant of the Order of St Michel hangs from his neck.
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)
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Genealogy and Heraldry
