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HENRY BONE R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834) AFTER HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/98 - 1543)
HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834) AFTER HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/98 - 1543) An Important Large Enamel of King Henry VIII (1491-1547), full-length in a heavily embroidered taupe silk tunic and codpiece, the body and sleeves set with gold-mounted rubies and slashed to reveal a white silk shirt, gold-embroidered red silk cloak with fur border, wearing below his left knee the blue garter of the Order of the Garter with embroidered gold motto, silk stockings, slashed leather shoes, wearing across his shoulders a heavily jewelled collar set with large rubies and black foiled diamonds interspersed with rows of pearls, and around his neck a circular gold pendant centred with a black foiled diamond suspended from a gold chain of alternating columns and initial Hs, three gem-set gold rings on each hand, clasping a leather glove in his right, his left thumb holding a gold chain set with a gold-mounted scabbard suspended from one of two white ribbons tied around his waist, wearing a pearl and diamond-encrusted black velvet cap with white plume; standing on an intricately designed Turkish carpet beside an upholstered x-frame chair, in front of an olive wall hanging with strapwork, cartouche and trelliswork pattern, fringed with gold tassels signed and dated 'HBone 1823.' on the obverse (lower left) and signed, dated and inscribed in full on the counter-enamel 'Henry VIII.- London June-1823. Painted by Henry Bone R.A. Enamel=Painter to His Majesty, and Enamel=painter to His R.H. the Duke of York, &c &c after the Original by Holbien [ sic ] in the possession of Lord Viscount Dillon _ Ditchley - Oxfordshire _' and further signed and inscribed on the backing board 'Enamel Henry VIII. Price 400 Guineas Painted by Henry Bone R.A._ Enamel=painter to His Majesty and Enamel=painter to His R.H. the Duke of York &c &c after the original by Holbien [ sic ], in the possessio[n] of Lord Viscount Dillon _ Ditchley - Oxfordshire N[ o ]. 15 Berners Street London' rectangular, 13 5/8 x 9 1/16 in. (344 x 228 mm.), carved gilt-wood frame with scrolling surround A paper label on the backing board is inscribed in ink 'Portrait of Henry the 8 t h . from the original by Holbein at Viscount Dillon's Ditchley Oxon' and, in another hand, 'No. 17. Sir John Neeld Bart Grittleton Hous[e] Ch[ippenham]' Another, smaller, paper label is inscribed in crayon '136 17'