Victorian Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
The first major study of portrait miniatures from the Victorian era
BRITISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
Tortoiseshell snuff box with miniature of Charles I (1600-1649)
nineteenth centuryTortoiseshell, gold, enamel, glass | 2.3 x 9.6 x 7.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 4076
Oval tortoiseshell box, mounted with gold rims with inset oval glazed enamel miniature of Charles I (1600-1649), bust-length, in armour with a lace falling collar and the ribbon of the Order of the Garter, surrounded by chased gold floral border. Plain gold interior.
The head of Charles I is taken from the equestrian portrait of the King by Anthony Van Dyck known as 'Charles I on Horseback with M. de St Antoine'.
The head of Charles I is taken from the equestrian portrait of the King by Anthony Van Dyck known as 'Charles I on Horseback with M. de St Antoine'.
