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Gold at The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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HENRY BONE (1755-1834)

Snuff box with a miniature of George IV (1762-1820) when Prince Regent

1820-30

RCIN 3968

A three-colour gold and silver snuff box, cast and chased with gold and silver floral and foliate scrolls on a matted ground. Inset with a miniature of George IV (1762-1830) when Prince Regent.

The miniature bust-length, in Field Marshal’s uniform with the neck badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the stars of the Orders of the Garter, the St Esprit and the Black Eagle; blue eyes, brown hair. A bust-length miniature copy of Sir Thomas Lawrence’s portrait of the Prince Regent of c.1814. A comparison with another signed version by Henry Bone (3971; Royal Collection) confirms this is also a work by Henry Bone rather than by his son Henry Pierce Bone.

Catalogue entry from "Gold", London, 2014.

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.