William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (after British (English) School)
Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1846
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
180 mm (H)160 mm (W)95 mm (H)80 mm (W)
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Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250562
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (after British (English) School) by Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855). 1846. Oval. Head and shoulders to left in a black doublet and white falling collar with drawstrings. Grey eyes, brown hair and beard, one gold earring. Plain olive background. From the 'Chandos Portrait'. 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.
Makers and roles
Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855) , artist after British (English) School, artist