Sir Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (?1560-1639) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1812
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
180 mm (H)135 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250531
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (?1560-1639) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1812. Three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, his right hand on his hip holding his black hat with a jewelled cockade, his left hand appearing from beneath his cloak holding the hilt of his sword, wearing black and silver patterned suit, yellow cloak hanging from his left shoulder, sewn with seed pearls; pearl earring. Grey eyes, brown hair, beard and incipient moustache. Original in the collection at Berkeley Castle.
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
SIR ROBERT CAREY / 9 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist British (English) School, artist