Snuffbox with four maritime scenes; Louis XIV crossing the Rhine in 1672
Object type: Snuffbox, painting
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Paris
Artist: Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette|Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe
Artist bio: French, Cauffry 1753–1839 Paris|French, Lille 1750–1826 Lille
Artist role: Maker|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1798–1838
Medium: Gold, enamel
Dimensions: Box: 2-3/4 x 2 in.  (7.0 x 5.1 cm); Miniatures: front and back, each:  5/8 x 2-3/8 in. (1.6 x 6 cm), left and right, each:  5/8 x 1-5/8 in. (1.6 x 4.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Horses|Battles|Kings|Louis XIV