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Miniature

1819 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bone, Henry (maker)
Place of origin
England (made)

Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Paintings
Object type
Miniature
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Miniature
  • Frame
  • Backboard
Materials and techniques
Enamel on copper, gilt wood, gesso
Enamel Paint
Copper
Gold
Wood
Painting (Image-Making)
Forming
Gilding
Framing
Brief description
Oval miniature portrait of George IV as Prince Regent, enamel on copper, Henry Bone R.A., 1819.
Physical description
Oval portrait of George IV as Prince Regent after Lawrence showing the sitter with dark hair and wearing his red Field Marshall uniform with gold braid epaulettes and shoulder knots wearing the insignia of the Order of the Garter, of the Golden Fleece, of the Holy Spirit, of the Black Eagle and of St. Andrew. The miniature is in a gilt wood and gesso frame.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47.0cm
  • Width: 41.5cm
  • Depth: 6.51cm
Credit line
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Object history
Provenance: Kugel, Paris, 01/09/1994.
Summary
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Bibliographic references
  • 'Back Home: La Collection Arthur Gilbert', Connaissance des arts, Oct. 1996, No. 532, p. 76.
  • Walker, Richard. 'Henry Bone's Pencil Drawings in the National Portrait Gallery', The Walpole Society, Vol. LXI, no. 106, 1999, p. 218.
Other numbers
  • MIN 50 - Arthur Gilbert Number
  • MM 297 - Arthur Gilbert Number
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
LOAN:GILBERT.233:1-2008

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Record createdJune 26, 2008
Record URL
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