Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (?1527-1585) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1814
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
95 mm (W)145 mm (H)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250529
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (?1527-1585) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1814. Painted oval. Head and shoulders portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, with grey beard and high ruff, dressed in black with fur collar, collar and George of the Garter. Blue eyes, grey hair, fresh complexion. Grey feigned oval background. Original in the collection at Woburn
Provenance
The Bone-enamels at Kingston Lacy, copied from paintings in well-known houses, were mostly acquired by William Bankes at auction in 1836, from a set of 85 which had been unsuccessfully offered to the nation for £4000 by the elder Bone. William gave the bulk of them to his brother the Rev Edward Bankes. After William's flight abroad in 1841, Edward returned them to Kingston Lacy.
Marks and inscriptions
FRANCIS, 2nd Earl of Bedford. 7 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after British (English) School, artist