Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon (1748-1812) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1824
Materials
enamel paint, glass, giltwood and velvet
Measurements
96 mm (Width); 115 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220869.1
Summary
Portrait miniature, enamel, Jane Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon (1748-1812) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA) by Henry Bone, RA, (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). Half-length portrait of a woman facing left, dark eyes and long black hair piled high on crown, aged about 25 years, wearing an ivory silk dress trimmed with gold, pearl necklace and gold chain with miniature portrait of a man in profile.
Provenance
Gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart (The Londonderry Collection)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834) , artist after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist