Venetia Stanley, Lady Digby (1600-1633) on her deathbed (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck)
Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1800
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
100 x 80 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250569
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Venetia Stanley, Lady Digby (1600-1633) on her deathbed (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck) by Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855). 1800. Oval. Half-length portrait, to left, leaning on her right arm, in a white dress with red rose, eyes closed, brown hair under a lace nightcap, double pearl necklace. Black curtain background. Original in the collection of Dulwich Picture 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 Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), original artist