Edward Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devonshire (1526-1556) (after Hans Eworth)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1811
Materials
Enamel
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250575
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Edward Courtenay, 11th Earl of Devonshire (1526-1556) (after Hans Eworth) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1811. Three-quarter length portrait, turned to left, facing spectator, in a black jerkin over a white doublet, grey striped trunk hose. Blue eyes, red hair and beard. Castle in background. Originally in the collection at Woburn Abbey, sold 1980.
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
EDWARD COURTNEY / Last Earl of Devonshire / 53 (painted in black on fixed gilt label, centred under image)
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834), artist after Hans Eworth (Antwerp c.1525 – ?London after 1578), original artist