Michael Drayton (1563-1631) (after British (English) School, 1628)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1818
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
230 mm (H)205 mm (W)120 mm (H)95 mm (W)
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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250535
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Michael Drayton (1563-1631) (after British (English) School, 1628) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). 1818. Painted oval. Head and shoulders portrait, turned slightly to right, facing spectator, in black coat and white falling linen collar. Blue eyes, grey hair with laurel wreath, grey moustache and goatee beard, ruddy face. Feigned oval on a plain grey background. Original in the collection at Dulwich Picture Gallery
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. Bought by William Bankes as part of the Elizabethan series at auction by Messrs Christies and Mansons 22nd April 1836, Lot 78 for 13.2.6.
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after British (English) School, artist