Lithophane: Madonna with Christ and John the Baptist

A Lithophane mug showing Madonna with Christ and John the Baptist.

An unglazed porcelain lithophane in an embossed copper frame, showing the Madonna with Christ and John the Baptist as infants after a painting by Raphael.

The makers mark 'AdT' and relief-moulded pattern number 338 followed by a star on rim shows it was made in the factory of Baron Alexis du Tremblay, Montreuil, Paris, France between 1830 and 1850.

The source is the 'Madonna della Sedia' tondo in the Pitti Palace, Florence, painted by Raphael 1512-1514.

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