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Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855) A portrait miniature of the poet and playwright, James Thomson (1700-1748) image 1
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Henry Pierce Bone
(British, 1779-1855)
A portrait miniature of the poet and playwright, James Thomson (1700-1748)

23 February 2022, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£2,000 - £3,000

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Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855)

A portrait miniature of the poet and playwright, James Thomson (1700-1748).
Enamel, signed on the counter enamel and dated, James Thomson./ London. June 1834. Painted by Henry/ Pierce Bone. Enamel Painter to her Majesty and/ their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and/ Princess Victoria. After the Original by Aikman/ in the Collection of Lord Lyttelton, Hagley,/ Worcestershire., gilded composition frame with floral and foliate detail.
Oval, 152mm (6in) high

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The original oil portrait by William Aikman (1682-1731) was exhibited in the Art Treasures Exhibition at the British Portrait Gallery in Manchester in 1857 (cat. 278, loaned by Lord Lyttelton).

Of all the most famous 18th century landscapes, George Lyttelton's Park at Hagley was celebrated in its day by some of the era's most enlightened minds and James Thomson's first visit inspired his poem, 'The Seasons'. Lyttelton was a patron of Thomson, who is also best known for his poem, 'The Castle of Indolence', and for the lyrics of 'Rule, Britannia!'.

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