Sujet
Hunting-trophy of the Prince of Wales, a memorial of Napoleon III., 1873. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Hunting-trophy of the Prince of Wales, a memorial of Napoleon III., 1873. 'The Prince of Wales...was stag-hunting with the late Emperor Napoleon, in the Forest of Fontainebleau. He was charged by two stags, his horse was overthrown, and the Prince got some bruises or slight grazes, which did not prevent him from mounting again, to finish the chase of that day. A foot of one of the stags then killed was preserved and given to the Prince. In January last,...he ordered Mr. Edwin Ward, the naturalist, to mount this stag's foot in the form of an ink-stand, for a memorial of the Emperor. The base is of fine black marble, carved at the corners, recessed to form the pen-tray, and supported by feet, consisting of stags' heads and antlers, in frosted silver. The fetlock contains the inkstand; the cover is the French Imperial crown in solid gold. The outline is a circle of eagles and palm branches...decorated with pearls, rubies, and emeralds. Round the bottom is a band of ermine in silver, inlaid with black spots...There are two crystal inkstands on each side, surmounted by the Imperial cipher. The feet stand on a plaque of silver, chased to represent fern leaves and other vegetation appropriate to the stag's habits'. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A13_287
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
6,0Mo (379,4Ko) / 14,2cm x 10,5cm / 1676 x 1246 (300dpi)