Sir Francis Drake. Henry Bone
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596), facing left in pleated grey doublet with standing lace collar and cuffs, gold-bordered green stole draped across his chest, sword at his side, holding a pair of gloves in his left hand and his right hand resting on a sphere, wearing the Drake jewel on a gold chain around his neck
signed 'HBone' (lower right) and signed, inscribed and dated in full on the counter-enamel 'Sir Francis Drake. after a picture in the possession of Sir Tho:s Trayton Fuller Eliott Drake Bar:t of Nutwell Court, near Honiton Devon London, April 1829 Painted by Henry Bone R. A. Enamel painter to His Majesty & to His R. H. the late Duke of York &c &c'
enamel on copper
205 x 162 mm.
April 1829
