Lot Essay
The sitter, known as the Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784, was the first Home Secretary in 1782 and then became Prime Minister in 1782 during the final months of the American War of Independence.
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HENRY BONE R.A. (BRITISH, 1755-1834) AFTER SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS P.R.A. (1723-1792)
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister of Great Britain
Signed on the obverse 'HBone' (mid-right) and signed, dated 1806 and fully inscribed on the counter-enamel
Enamel on copper
William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805), Prime Minister of Great Britain
Signed on the obverse 'HBone' (mid-right) and signed, dated 1806 and fully inscribed on the counter-enamel
Enamel on copper
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