Sir Henry Sidney (1529-1586) (after Arnold van Bronckorst)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1822
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
203 mm (H)165 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250543
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir Henry Sidney (1529-1586) (after Arnold van Bronckorst) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), circa 1822. A three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left facing spectator, in a black ermine-lined robe, black cap, and collar and George of the Garter, gloves in his right hand, his left hand resting on his hip above his sword hilt. Blue eyes, brown hair and moustache. Green curtain and coloured marble column in left background. Original at Petworth House (PET/P/498)
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 HENRY SIDNEY / 21 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after Arnold van Bronckhorst (c.1566 - 1586), original artist