Sir Francis Russell (d.1585) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1800
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
178 mm (H)140 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250560
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir Francis Russell (d.1585) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). 1800. Three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, in a black hat with black plumes, white jerkin, black and gold cloak, black trunk hose, two pearl necklaces. Blue eyes, brown hair, arrogant expression, aged about 20. Plain drab background. 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
SIR FRANCIS RUSSELL / 38 (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