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Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834) Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, wearing a coronet of red and white roses in front of her halo, standing before Classical columns and arches, holding a palm – the symbol of her martyrdom – in one hand and a sheet of music in the other; to the left, a portable organ; to the right an angel leans on a harp image 1
Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834) Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, wearing a coronet of red and white roses in front of her halo, standing before Classical columns and arches, holding a palm – the symbol of her martyrdom – in one hand and a sheet of music in the other; to the left, a portable organ; to the right an angel leans on a harp image 2
Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834) Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, wearing a coronet of red and white roses in front of her halo, standing before Classical columns and arches, holding a palm – the symbol of her martyrdom – in one hand and a sheet of music in the other; to the left, a portable organ; to the right an angel leans on a harp image 3
The Twinight Collection
Lot 29*

Henry Bone R.A.
(1755-1834)
Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, wearing a coronet of red and white roses in front of her halo, standing before Classical columns and arches, holding a palm – the symbol of her martyrdom – in one hand and a sheet of music in the other; to the left, a portable organ; to the right an angel leans on a harp

500 Years of European Ceramics including the Twinight Collection
4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834)

Saint Cecilia, Patron Saint of Musicians, wearing a coronet of red and white roses in front of her halo, standing before Classical columns and arches, holding a palm – the symbol of her martyrdom – in one hand and a sheet of music in the other; to the left, a portable organ; to the right an angel leans on a harp.
Enamel on copper, inscribed, signed and dated on the counter-enamel, London/ April 1811/ Painted by Henry Bone RA Enamel/ painter in Ordinary to His Majesty/ and Enamel painter to His RH the/ Prince Regent after the Original/ by Dominichino in the possession/ of William Wells Esq/ Original 3feet, 7in/ 4 - 9, gilded composition frame.
Rectangular, 214mm (8 7/16in) high

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Provenance:
Twinight Collection

Henry Bone's drawing for the present lot, inscribed St Cecelia after Dominichino June 1811 For Thos. Hope Esq.-/size of Picture H 3-7 1/2 by 4-8in is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG D17419).

The present lot was commissioned by Thomas Hope (1769-1831), an interior and Regency designer, traveler, author, philosopher, art collector, and partner in the banking firm Hope & Co. He is best known as an early promoter of Greek Revival architecture, opening his house as a museum and his novel Anastasius, a work which many experts considered a rival to the writings of Lord Byron.

The original painting was previously thought to be by Domenichino (as borne out by the inscription on Henry Bone's drawing). This attribution goes back as far as the eighteenth century, when it was in the collection of a Scottish nobleman, Sir Robert Udny. The painting, now in the collection of the National Gallery, London (NG5284) was later considered to be by an unknown Roman painter, but is now correctly attributed to Pietro da Cortona. Pietro da Cortona was one of the most influential and prolific figures of the Roman Baroque who decorated many of Rome's churches and palaces. The painting is one of a small number of works stylistically linked with his frescoes in the Palazzo Mattei in Rome, datable to shortly before 1624–5. Cortona's early works include a profusion of classical architecture and other references, such as the temple seen in the background here.

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