Robert Trewick Bone
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Robert Trewick Bone was an English painter of sacred, classical and genre scenes. He was also an enamel painter
.
, the son (and one of 10 surviving children) of Henry Bone
, the celebrated enamel
painter, who instructed him in art, and younger brother of Henry Pierce Bone
(1779-1855), also an enamel painter.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy
in 1813, and again in 1815, but stopped after 1838. In 1817 he won a premium of £100 from the British Institution
for his painting of "A Lady with her Attendants at the Bath". He does not appear to have done much in enamel painting, but confined himself almost exclusively to sacred, classic, and domestic subjects. His works, though generally small, are tasteful and sparkling, and he was a member of the Sketching Club.
Bone died from the effects of an accident on 5 May 1840.
Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also porcelain enamel in U.S. English, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C...
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Life and work
Bone was born in LondonLondon
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, the son (and one of 10 surviving children) of Henry Bone
Henry Bone
Henry Bone was an English enamel painter who was also officially employed in that capacity by three successive monarchs - George III, George IV and William IV. In his early career he worked as a porcelain and jewelry painter...
, the celebrated enamel
Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also porcelain enamel in U.S. English, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C...
painter, who instructed him in art, and younger brother of Henry Pierce Bone
Henry Pierce Bone
Henry Pierce Bone was an English enamel painter.Bone was the son of Henry Bone, the notable enamel painter, and Elizabeth Van der Meulen, herself a descendant of the distinguished battle-painter Adam Frans van der Meulen. His brother was artist Robert Trewick Bone...
(1779-1855), also an enamel painter.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
in 1813, and again in 1815, but stopped after 1838. In 1817 he won a premium of £100 from the British Institution
British Institution
The British Institution was a private 19th-century society in London formed to exhibit the works of living and dead artists; it was also known as the Pall Mall Picture Galleries or the British Gallery...
for his painting of "A Lady with her Attendants at the Bath". He does not appear to have done much in enamel painting, but confined himself almost exclusively to sacred, classic, and domestic subjects. His works, though generally small, are tasteful and sparkling, and he was a member of the Sketching Club.
Bone died from the effects of an accident on 5 May 1840.
External links
- Robert Trewick Bone on Artnet
- Catalogue for R. T. Bone (Royal AcademyRoyal AcademyThe Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
collections) - Girl Holding a Kitten (Christie'sChristie'sChristie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
) - http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_results.aspx?objectId=1564716&partId=1&searchText=greyhound&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&titleSubject=on&orig=%2Fresearch%2Fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&numPages=10¤tPage=4&queryAll=People%2F!!%2FOR%2F!!%2F131761%2F!%2F131761-2-60%2F!%2FPrint+made+by+Robert+Trewick+Bone%2F!%2F%2F!!%2F%2F!!!%2F&allCurrentPage=1Prints by R. T. Bone] (British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
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