John Whitgift (1530-1604) Archbishop of Canterbury (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1819
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
178 mm (H)133 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250542
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, John Whitgift (1530-1604) Archbishop of Canterbury (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1819. Half-length portrait, facing, gaze turned slightly to the left, in a black chimer over a white rochet, black hat, holding a red book on a stone ledge, the index finger of his left hand between the pages of the closed book. Brown eyes, black beard, fresh face. Plain grey background. Original in the collection at Lambeth Palace.
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
JOHN WHITGIFT, Bishop of Worcester / afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury / 20 (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