Elizabeth Long, Lady Russell of Thornhaugh (1568-1611) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1819
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
203 mm (H)165 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250555
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Elizabeth Long, Lady Russell of Thornhaugh (1568-1611) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1819. Three-quarter length portrait, facing, in a sumptuous light brown dress, black cap, large divided ruff, shoulder jewels (one with a naked man holding a crown and a small white dog), magnificent jewellery at her breast, ornate fan in her right hand. Blue eyes, light brown hair dressed with jewels, plain grey background. Daughter of Henry Long of Shingay. Original in the collection at Woburn Abbey.
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
LADY RUSSELL of THORNHAUGH / 33 (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