Elizabeth Cooke, Lady Russell (1528-1602) (after British (English) School)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1822
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
203 mm (H)159 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250564
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Elizabeth Cooke, Lady Russell (1528-1609) (after British (English) School) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1822. Three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, in a black and white dress with magnificent white starched headdress, holding a small book in her left hand, her right hand resting on a chair. Brown eyes, fair hair, fresh complexion. Red tapestry background. Original in the collection at Bisham 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
ELIZABETH COOKE / Daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke / 42 (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