Live Auction 7806Lord St. Helens and Sir William FitzHerbert The Collections of a Diplomat and a Courtier
A ROYAL GIFT: HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)
Lot 602

A ROYAL GIFT: HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)

Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840), in white muslin dress with white double-frilled collar and gold double clasps on her sleeves, white veil and golden bandeau with greek-key pattern in her upswept curling brown hair

Closed22 January 2009

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A ROYAL GIFT: HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)
Princess Elizabeth (1770-1840), in white muslin dress with white double-frilled collar and gold double clasps on her sleeves, white veil and golden bandeau with greek-key pattern in her upswept curling brown hair
signed 'HBone' (lower right) and inscribed, signed and dated on the counter-enamel 'Her R.H. Princess Elizabeth London Dec. 1810: Painted by Henry Bone ARA Enamel Painter to the King and Prince of Wales after drawing by Edridge.'
enamel on copper
2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) diam., gilt-metal frame engraved 'H.R.H. PRINCESS ELIZABETH BORN 1810'

Alleyne FitzHerbert, Baron St. Helens (1753-1839).

Specialist note

As well as St. Helens' close friendship with King George III, Queen Charlotte, and the Prince Regent, he was a valued confidant of Princess Elizabeth, who regarded him as her "dear and invaluable saint", and wrote in a letter to Lady Harcourt in 1808 "It is always holiday with me when he is here, for I love him to my heart and may say it...There is no man of my acquaintance I love so well, and his kindness to me is never varied, and that is a thing I never forget. His advice is my rudder, his approbation my delight".