George IV (1762-1830) when Prince Regent, in Field Marshal's red uniform with gold-embroidered black collar and gold lacing, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the breast-stars of the Orders of the Garter, Saint Esprit, Black Eagle and St. Andrew

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HENRY BONE, R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834)
George IV (1762-1830) when Prince Regent, in Field Marshal's red uniform with gold-embroidered black collar and gold lacing, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck, the breast-stars of the Orders of the Garter, Saint Esprit, Black Eagle and St. Andrew
signed and dated on the counter-enamel 'H.R.H. the Prince Regent Painted by H^y.Bone R.A. Enamel painter to His Majesty and Prince Regent London Oct^r 1815'
enamel on gold
oval, 1 7/16 in. (37 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame

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Lot Essay

The present miniature derives from the portrait of George IV when Prince Regent by Sir Thomas Lawrence now in the Royal Collection. Bone was commissioned by the Prince Regent to execute a number of copies of this portrait, who distributed them as gifts.

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