Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (1515-1571) (after British (English) School, c.1562)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1814
Materials
Enamel
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250567
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (1515-1571) (after British (English) School, c.1562) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1814. Three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, in a black suit and cap, holding gloves in his right hand, a small locket on a gold chain around his neck. Hazel eyes, brown hair and beard, ruddy face. Green curtain and column in left background, red to right 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
SIR NICHOLAS THROCKMORTON / 45 (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