Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1813
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
205 mm (H)180 mm (W)125 mm (H)100 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250548
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir Francis Walsingham (1530-1590) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). 1813. Painted oval. Head and shoulders portrait, turned slightly to the left in a black suit with fur collar, modest ruff, black cap, holding a paper in his left hand. Hazel eyes, black hair and beard, fresh face. 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.
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after British (English) School, artist