Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (?1526-1583) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1816
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
120 mm (H)95 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250537
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Thomas Radcliffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex (?1526-1583) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). 1816. Painted oval. Head and shoulders portrait, turned slightly to right, facing spectator, in a buff-coloured slashed jerkin over a scarlet undershirt, black fur-lined cloak, black cap with white feather, wearing ribbon and Lesser George of the Garter. Brown eyes, hair and beard, fresh face. In a feigned oval background. Original in the collection at Knole.
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
THOMAS RADCLIFFE, Earl of Sussex / 15 (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