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FRANCIS BEDFORD (1815-94)
Works of Art Exhibited at Marlborough House, 1854: Snuff Box, carved in Steel
1854Albumen print | 9.2 x 18.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2800190
Photograph of a round, steel snuff box, laid out to show the top and bottom halves. The box is entirely carved with a leaf design scrollwork. The lid, on the right, has a small circular medallion in the centre. The medallion features a head-length profile portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821), facing right. The portrait is surrounded by an inscription reading: 'NAPOLEON EMP. DES FRANCAIS'.
Creator(s)
Francis Bedford (1815-94) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821)9.2 x 18.0 cm (image)
'Snuff Box, carved in Steel'
Commissioned by Henry Cole. Later acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
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- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Greater London [England]
- London [Greater London]
- City of Westminster [London]
- Marlborough House [London]
- City of Westminster [London]
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- Greater London [England]
- England
- Great Britain
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