Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608) (after John de Critz the elder)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1813
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
203 mm (H)165 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250556
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608) (after John de Critz the elder) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1813. Three-quarter-length portrait, to right, facing spectator, in a black fur-lined robe, black hat, lesser George of the Garter, holding staff of office in his right hand, his left hand resting on a red tablecloth. Blue eyes, white beard, ruddy face. Plain drab background. Original in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
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 SACKVILLE, EARL of DORSET / 34 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after John de Critz, the Elder (Antwerp 1551/52 - London 1642), original artist