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Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855) John Feckenham visits Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London image 1
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The Twinight Collection
Lot 63*

Henry Pierce Bone
(British, 1779-1855)
John Feckenham visits Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855)

John Feckenham visits Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London.
Enamel on copper, signed and dated on the obverse, HP. Bone 1833, signed, dated and inscribed in full on the counter-enamel, Lady Jane Grey London, Septr. 1833. Painted by Henry Pierce Bone. Enamel Painter to Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent & Princess Victoria. From the Original by J. Northcote R.A. in the Collection of Joseph Neeld Esq. M.P., gilded slip engraved, ENAMEL H. P. BONE, gilded composition frame with scroll, acanthus leaf and floral detail, the inner mount hinged and accompanied by a key for the lock, reverse of frame with handwritten label inscribed, No I/ Lady Jane Gray in prison/ after Northcote/ Enamel/ H. P. Bone/ 12 Percy Street/ Bedford Square.
Rectangular, 315mm (12 3/8in) high

Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington, 21 September 2010, lot 156
The Twinight Collection

Footnotes

The whereabouts of the original painting by James Northcote R.A. are unknown, but an engraving by William Bromley (1769-1842) inscribed 'Published as the Act directs by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, London, May 20, 1795', a plate to Bowyer's edition of David Hume's History of England, 1795 is in the Royal Collection no. RCIN 601004.

This scene took place on 10 Feburary 1554. John Feckenham, confessor to Queen Mary visited Lady Jane Grey in the Tower of London in the hope of converting Jane to the Catholic faith. The debate that took place between the two individuals was documented and apparently signed in Jane's own hand. Within months of her death, printed material containing the famous debate were being produced and circulated to demonstrate Jane's strong religious beliefs in the Protestant faith.

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