Henry Bone
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Henry Bone (1755–1834), Cornish enamel painter, was born at Truro.
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[edit] London jewellers
He was much employed by London jewellers for small designs in enamel, before his merits as an artist were well known to the public.
[edit] The Royal Academy
In 1800 the beauty of his pieces attracted the notice of the Royal Academy, of which he was then admitted as an associate; in 1811 he was made an academician. Up to 1831 he executed many beautiful miniature pieces of much larger size than had been attempted before in England; among these his eighty-five portraits of the time of Queen Elizabeth, of different sizes, from 5 by 4 to 13 by 8 in are most admired. They were disposed of by public sale after his death. His Bacchus and Ariadne, after Titian, painted on a plate, brought the great price of 2200 guineas.
[edit] Family
Henry Bone's sons, Henry Pierce Bone and Robert Trewick Bone, were also notable enamellists.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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