St John the Baptist (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1800
Materials
Enamel
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250574
Summary
Enamel miniature, St John the Baptist (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). 1800. St John as a child with a lamb. Price 100 Guineas. From the original destroyed in the fire at Belvoir Castle in 1816.
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. Bought in 1832 (30th June) at auction - Christie's lot 31
Marks and inscriptions
SAINT JOHN / After the original painting by Sir J. Reynolds / 52 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), original artist