Lot n° 93
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Henry Bone (1755-1834) - Lot 93
Henry Bone (1755-1834)
Lady Louisa Gordon, Marchioness of Cornwallis
Rectangular miniature on enameled copper,
depicting Lady Louisa Gordon in a black dress,
hair adorned with ribbons, leaning against a stone table
carved with a ram's head. The background depicts
a country landscape.
In a chased ormolu frame of stylized acanthus leaves
stylized acanthus leaves. Circa 1810-1820.
Sight: H.: 15.5 cm ; W.: 12 cm
History: Louisa Gordon was the daughter of Alexander, fourth Duke of Gordon
Gordon (1743-1827), she married Charles, Earl and second
Marquess of Cornwallis (1774-1823), on April 17, 1798. She died
in December 1850.
Henry Bone was an English painter, specializing in enamel
enamel. He worked at the Plymouth porcelain factory.
His reputation as an enamel painter was established in 1781 at an exhibition
exhibition at the Royal Academy. In the 1790s, he was
Prince of Wales, the future George IV. In the early nineteenth
e
century, he was appointed court painter to George III.
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