Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, Duchess of Devonshire (Lady Elizabeth Foster) (1759-1824) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds, PRA)
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
Unknown
Materials
Enamel
Measurements
49 x 40 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851888
Summary
Portrait miniature, enamel, Lady Elizabeth Christiana Hervey, Duchess of Devonshire (Lady Elizabeth Foster) (1759-1824) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA), by Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834) Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman, turned to the right, gazing at the spectator, wearing a white dress with pink bow. Brown eyes, powdered hair,pink complexion. Stormy sky background. Engraved on back of blue-rimmed gold locket 'Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire'.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Henry Bone, RA (Truro 1755 – Somers Town, London 1834) , miniaturist after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist