Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1533-1588) (after Sir William Segar)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1813
Materials
Enamel
Order this imageCollection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 1250576
Summary
Enamel portrait miniature, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (1533-1588) (after Sir William Segar) by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834). c.1813. Three-quarter length portrait, turned slightly to left, facing spectator, in a silver and gold doublet, black and gold trunk hose, black fur-lined robe, collar and George of the Garter, black hat with jewel. Pale blue eyes, white hair and beard, ruddy face. Plain grey background. Original in the collection at Hatfield House.
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
ROBERT DUDLEY / Earl of Leicester. / 54 (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 William Segar (c.1564-1633), original artist