Sir John Byron of Clayton, K.B. (c.1526 - 1600) (after British (English) School, c.1599)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1800
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
180 mm (H)135 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250533
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir John Byron of Clayton, K.B. (c.1526 - 1600) (after British (English) School, c.1599) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 - Somers Town, London 1834). 1800. Half-length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, dressed in black fur-lined robe with small white ruff and wearing a black hat, he is holding a staff of office in his right hand and his left hand fingers ropes of black beads which hang almost to his waist. Grey eyes, bushy long white beard, pale face. Plain drab background. Original in the collection at Newstead Abbey.
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 JOHN BYRON / 11 (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