Live Auction 1126Centuries of Style
HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)
Lot 135

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

Closed4 June 2013

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GBP 1,375

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HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)
George IV (1762-1830) when Prince Regent, in Field Marshal's red uniform with gold-embroidered black collar and gold lacing, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon around his neck and the breast-star of the Order of the Garter
signed and dated on the counter-enamel 'His Majesty London, Aug. 1821 Henry Bone RA [...] Enl painter to the King'
enamel on gold
oval, 1 1/8 in. (29 mm.) high, silver frame with pearl surround

Specialist note

The present miniature derives from the portrait of George IV when Prince Regent by Sir Thomas Lawrence now in the Royal Collection. Bone was commissioned by the Prince Regent to execute a number of copies of this portrait, who distributed them as gifts.