Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) (after John de Critz the elder)
Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1800
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
82 x 62 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250571
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612) (after John de Critz the elder) by Henry Pierce Bone (Islington 1779 - 1855). 1800. Head and shoulders portrait, turned slightly to the left, facing spectator, in a black doublet layered ruff, the blue ribbon of the Garter round his neck. Grey eyes, brownhair, beard and moustache. Plain drak grey background 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 John de Critz, the Elder (Antwerp 1551/52 - London 1642), original artist