Nathaniel (1718) Hone Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nathaniel (1718) Hone Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 26, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Portrait of Anna Stewart (nee Garner), of Lisburn Co. Down Second Wife of William Stewart of Wilmont. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Harriette Henry (nee Armstrong) of 4 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex, in 1891, the great granddaughter of Mrs. Stewart (according to old label on reverse). PICTURES AND PRINTS Tuesday 26th November 2024 Approximate Time 11:14:48
Sheppards
Nov. 24, 2024
A gold mounted tortoiseshell box with a concealed portrait miniature by Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784), probably mid 1760s
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
A gold mounted tortoiseshell box with a concealed portrait miniature by Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784), probably mid 1760s the oval box with three colour gold and silver floral inlay to the removable lid, the inner compartment with a delicately rendered watercolour on ivory half portrait of a woman in a blue dress, initialled NH and dated probably 1764 4cm high, 8cm wide, 6cm deep PROVENANCE Manhattan Art & Antiques Centre, Hoffman Gampetro, New York, 2015
Gibson's
Nov. 05, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE (THE ELDER) RA (1718-1784) Capt. Lambert Brabazon Oil on …
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
NATHANIEL HONE (THE ELDER) RA (1718-1784) Capt. Lambert Brabazon Oil on canvas, 75.5 x 62.5cm Signed and dated 1784 Captain Lambert Brabazon (circa 1740–1811), of Irish origin, became Lieutenant in 1758 and Captain in 1782, just two years before this signed and dated portrait by Nathaniel Hone was executed in 1784. These biographical facts help to contextualise the manner in which Brabazon is here depicted: he dons his new captain’s uniform proudly, in front of a cloud-filled, menacing sky, which alludes to both his naval accomplishments and perhaps also to his victories to come. In 1783, Brabazon was flag-captain to Sir Francis Drake (1729–1789) in the Leeward Islands and at the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, he took charge of the impressment service in Dublin. Following the death of Sir Alexander Schomberg (1720–1804), he took over the command of the Dorset, the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland’s yacht, until his own death in 1811. According to an old inscription on the reverse of this canvas, Brabazon counted Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), 1st Viscount Nelson, among his friends. Another portrait of Brabazon by Robert Hunter (circa 1715/20–1803) can be found in the National Maritime Museum, London.1 The captain appears younger there, as suggested by his darker-toned brown hair, which has become grey in our picture. The National Maritime Museum painting has been dated circa 1782, but on these grounds, was perhaps executed a few years earlier.
Adam's
Oct. 09, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE, IRISH 1718-1784, BOY IN BLUE HOLDING A BIRD'S NEST - THE BIRD'S NEST, Oil on canvas, 24 x 19 3/4 in. (61 x 50.2 cm.), Frame: 31 x 27 1/4 in. (78.7 x 69.2 cm.)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
NATHANIEL HONE IRISH, 1718-1784 BOY IN BLUE HOLDING A BIRD'S NEST - THE BIRD'S NEST Oil on canvas Verso gallery label: J. LEGER & SON / 13 OLD BOND ST/ LONDON W.1 / Boy in Blue holding a Bird's Nest / Joseph Wright of Derby / December 1956
Potomack Company
Sep. 30, 2024
Nathaniel Hone RA (1718-1784) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN HOLDING A BOOK, 1758
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Nathaniel Hone RA (1718-1784) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN HOLDING A BOOK, 1758 oil on canvas signed in monogram and dated centre right; signed on reverse h:30 w:25 in. Provenance: Adam's, Townley Hall, 10 October 2017, lot 193; Private collection
Whyte's
Jun. 25, 2024
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784)
Est: £800 - £1,000
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, in a blue and gold-embroidered coat signed with monogram and dated '1749', miniature on ivory, oval 4 x 3.5cm IMPORTANT NOTE This lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding. This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Condition Report: Please contact the department.
Sworders
May. 31, 2024
Hone Nathaniel
Est: CHF400 - CHF500
Portrait Anne Gore (D. 1779) Signiert und datiert 1760. Rahmen Gold 585. Verso mit Perlmutteinlage Im- und Export unterliegen der Int. Konvention CITES. Sammlung Dr. Erika Pohl-Ströher; Christie's, London, 13 December 1983, lot 160 Gerahmt Ausrufdatum: 31.05.2024 Ungefähre Ausrufzeit: 10:43
Auktionshaus Zofingen
Apr. 23, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE RA (1718-1784). FINE AND RARE MINIATURE PORTRAIT DIAMOND RING
Est: £1,800 - £3,600
NATHANIEL HONE RA (1718-1784). FINE AND RARE MINIATURE PORTRAIT DIAMOND RING, The portrait depicting a lady wearing a necklace and in a pink dress. Signed on the left hand side with monogram NH. The portrait of approx. 16.4 x 14.2 mm. The surmount set with diamonds totalling approx. 1 ct. Size M 1/2. 5.5 grams. Ivory submission reference: 3JH74GDX
Etrusca Auction
Apr. 04, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE RA (1718-1784). FINE AND RARE MINIATURE PORTRAIT DIAMOND RING
Est: £1,500 - £3,000
NATHANIEL HONE RA (1718-1784). FINE AND RARE MINIATURE PORTRAIT DIAMOND RING, The portrait depicting a lady wearing a necklace and in a pink dress. Signed on the left hand side with monogram NH. The portrait of approx. 16.4 x 14.2 mm. The surmount set with diamonds totalling approx. 1 ct. Size M 1/2. 5.5 grams. Ivory submission reference: 3JH74GDX
Etrusca Auction
Feb. 27, 2024
Nathaniel Hone, RA - Miniature portrait of a lady, bust-length, wearing a pink dress
Est: £600 - £800
Nathaniel Hone, RA, Anglo-Irish 1718-1784 Miniature portrait of a lady, bust-length, wearing a pink dress; watercolour on ivory, oval, signed with initials 'NH' (centre left), within a gold and silver mounted and diamond inset brooch setting, the portrait 1.9 x 1.6 cm. Ivory submission reference: 3JH74GDX. Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
Roseberys
Jan. 25, 2024
NATHANIEL HONE THE OLD (Dublin, 1718 - London, 1784). "Portrait of an Admiral," 1775. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Frame of the early twentieth century.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
NATHANIEL HONE THE OLD (Dublin, 1718 - London, 1784). "Portrait of an Admiral," 1775. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Frame of the early twentieth century. Measurements: 73 x 60 cm; 86 x 74 x 6 cm (frame). We are before a praiseworthy portrait of gentleman whose link with the sea is expressly pointed out by the rough sea bottom and furrowed by a small sailboat. The haughty pose and defiant gaze, as well as the elegant blue velvet coat, suggest that he must have been a ship's captain or admiral. The portraitist Nathaniel Hone portrayed English personalities of the highest arcunia of his time. He was endowed with a privileged pulse to capture both the psychology and the chromatic qualities, as can be seen in this half-length portrait. A silk scarf knotted around his neck enhances his aristocratic bearing, while its whiteness tones down the contrast between light and shadow in a painting that advances romantic solutions. The Irish-born portraitist and miniature painter Nathaniel Hone grew up in Dublin in a Dutch family whose family tree includes several renowned artists. He enjoyed brilliant reception throughout his life. Among his models were magistrate Sir John Fielding, Methodist preacher John Wesley, General Richard Wilford and Sir Levett Hanson. Nathaniel moved to England as a young man and settled in London. In 1760, Nathaniel Hone began exhibiting at the Society of Artists, where he would exhibit regularly until the founding of the Royal Academy in 1768, when he became a founding member. Hone quickly gained a reputation as a troublemaker thanks to his work submitted for the 1770 exhibition, Two Gentlemen in Masquerade, which portrayed two of the artist's friends dressed as Capuchin monks, one of them using his crucifix to stir a punch bowl. Hone's next confrontation with the Academy would be one of the greatest art scandals of the 18th century. In 1775 he submitted to the annual exhibition "The Conjurer," a work widely read as a satirical attack on the president of the Royal Academy, Joshua Reynolds. Despite these incidents, Hone would not stop exhibiting works at the Royal Academy until his death in 1784.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 13, 2023
NATHANIEL HONE THE OLD (Dublin, 1718 - London, 1784). "Portrait of an Admiral," 1775. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Frame of the early twentieth century.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
NATHANIEL HONE THE OLD (Dublin, 1718 - London, 1784). "Portrait of an Admiral," 1775. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Frame of the early twentieth century. Measurements: 73 x 60 cm; 86 x 74 x 6 cm (frame). We are before a praiseworthy portrait of gentleman whose link with the sea is expressly pointed out by the rough sea bottom and furrowed by a small sailboat. The haughty pose and defiant gaze, as well as the elegant blue velvet coat, suggest that he must have been a ship's captain or admiral. The portraitist Nathaniel Hone portrayed English personalities of the highest arcunia of his time. He was endowed with a privileged pulse to capture both the psychology and the chromatic qualities, as can be seen in this half-length portrait. A silk scarf knotted around his neck enhances his aristocratic bearing, while its whiteness tones down the contrast between light and shadow in a painting that advances romantic solutions. The Irish-born portraitist and miniature painter Nathaniel Hone grew up in Dublin in a Dutch family whose family tree includes several renowned artists. He enjoyed brilliant reception throughout his life. Among his models were magistrate Sir John Fielding, Methodist preacher John Wesley, General Richard Wilford and Sir Levett Hanson. Nathaniel moved to England as a young man and settled in London. In 1760, Nathaniel Hone began exhibiting at the Society of Artists, where he would exhibit regularly until the founding of the Royal Academy in 1768, when he became a founding member. Hone quickly gained a reputation as a troublemaker thanks to his work submitted for the 1770 exhibition, Two Gentlemen in Masquerade, which portrayed two of the artist's friends dressed as Capuchin monks, one of them using his crucifix to stir a punch bowl. Hone's next confrontation with the Academy would be one of the greatest art scandals of the 18th century. In 1775 he submitted to the annual exhibition "The Conjurer," a work widely read as a satirical attack on the president of the Royal Academy, Joshua Reynolds. Despite these incidents, Hone would not stop exhibiting works at the Royal Academy until his death in 1784.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 07, 2023
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone I (English, 1718-1784), A Pair of Portraits: Lady and Gentleman, circa 1741
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone I (English, 1718-1784), A Pair of Portraits: Lady and Gentleman, circa 1741 The portrait of a gentleman faintly inscribed, “Ca…Medici (?)/ Pinxit 1741 et NHone blotted it out 1742,” u.l., oil on canvas, in period frames. 29 in. x 23 ¾ in. (sight), 36 ½ in. x 31 in. (frame) Provenance Property from a Private Philadelphia Area Collection.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 25, 2023
Nathaniel Hone (EN 1718-1784) Portrait of John Gray Elmslie
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Nathaniel Hone (English 1718-1784) Portrait of John Gray Elmslie oil on canvas 31 x 26" cracquleur and minor tear.
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 28, 2023
Nathaniel Hone, RA (1718-1784)
Est: £400 - £600
Nathaniel Hone, RA (1718-1784) Portrait miniature of a gentleman wearing blue coat, frilled lace cravat and stock, his powdered wig worn en queue signed and dated 'NH / 1767' (lower left) enamel on copper, oval, in a gold frame 3.3cm Provenance: Bonhams, London, 19th November 2014, lot 51, when acquired by the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)
Cheffins
Apr. 19, 2023
Hone, Nathaniel I.
Est: €300 - €500
Hone, Nathaniel I. 1718 - 1784 3 x 2,4 cm, L. 4,5 cm Portrait eines Herrn in blau-gelber Jacke. Emaille/Kupfer, seitlich links undeutlich signiert "NHone" und datiert "1747". Schauseitig 14kt Gelbgold-Rahmung, seitlich vergoldetes Metall, rs. Glas. L. ber. Aus einer württembergischen Sammlung. Hone, Nathaniel I. 1718 - 1784 3 x 2,4 cm, L. 4,5 cm Portrait of a gentleman in a blue and yellow jacket. Enamel/copper, indistinctly signed "NHone" and dated "1747" on the left side. On the front 14kt yellow gold framing, on the side gilded metal, verso glass. Minor wear. South German private Collection.
Nagel Auction
Apr. 19, 2023
Hone, Nathaniel I.
Est: €700 - €1,000
Hone, Nathaniel I. 1718 - 1784 4,6 x 4 cm, L. 5,5 cm Portrait eines Herrn im roter Jacke. Emaille/Kupfer, seitlich links monogrammiert "NH" und datiert "1751". 18kt Gelbgold-Kapselrahmung mit Aufhängung. Min. ber. Aus einer württembergischen Sammlung. Hone, Nathaniel I. 1718 - 1784 4,6 x 4 cm, L. 5,5 cm Portrait of a gentleman in a red jacket. Enamel/copper, monogrammed "NH" and dated "1751" on the left side. 18kt yellow gold capsule frame with pendant. Minor wear. South German private Collection.
Nagel Auction
Apr. 04, 2023
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784)
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Attributed to Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a red cape, fur stole and white lace bonnet oil on canvas, feigned oval 56 x 48cm Condition Report: Framed: 76.5 x 64cm. Viewed under UV light. Many small spots around background that have been overpainted, along with old craquelure that has been professionally filled in around the lower right of the bust. An old varnish is present. Painting would benefit from a professional clean. Craquelure obvious to ruff and forehead along with minor scratches in each upper corner and halfway down torso on right. Older relining. Frame has losses to giltwork - see images for further details.
Sworders
Mar. 16, 2023
A FINE , ATTRIBUTED TO NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1785) PORTRAIT MINIATURE RING
Est: £800 - £1,600
A FINE , ATTRIBUTED TO NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1785) PORTRAIT MINIATURE RING. depicting a hand painted bust of a woman. singed NH 1762. with pearl surround. size M. 10.4 grams.
Etrusca Auction
Dec. 07, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Portrait of William Stewart of Wilmont, Belfast. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Harriette Henry (nee Armstrong) of 4 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex, in 1891, the great granddaughter of Mrs. Stewart (according to old label on reverse). These portraits are of members of that circle of landowners of Scottish origin who built up a prosperous linen business in the Lagan Valley. William Stewart (1735 Ð 1808) who built Wilmont c.1765 was a younger son of John & Jane Stewart of Ballydrain. These people built restrained and charming houses in the late 18th-century swept aside by the prosperity and poor taste of the 19th-century. Ballydrain, now the unlovely club house of the Malone Golf Club, and Wilmont in Belfast the centrepiece of the Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park with its renowned rose garden.
Sheppards
Dec. 06, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784)
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
Portrait of Anna Stewart (nee Garner), of Lisburn Co. Down Second Wife of William Stewart of Wilmont. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Harriette Henry (nee Armstrong) of 4 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex, in 1891, the great granddaughter of Mrs. Stewart (according to old label on reverse).
Sheppards
Oct. 20, 2022
CIRCLE OF NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784): PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
CIRCLE OF NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784): PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN CIRCLE OF NATHANIEL HONE (IRISH, 1718-1784): PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN circa 1780, the oil on canvas half length painting depicting a gentleman in a frock coat, mounted in a giltwood frame, cleaned and re-lined, the painting 77cm x 63cm, the frame 93cm x 79cm
Curated Auctions
Oct. 18, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) Portrait of the Rev. William Sclater (1709-1778) Oil on canvas, 76 x 64cm Provenance: By descent from the sitter in the Sclater-Booth family, later Barons Basing This, one of the most engaging of all of Nathaniel
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) Portrait of the Rev. William Sclater (1709-1778) Oil on canvas, 76 x 64cm Provenance: By descent from the sitter in the Sclater-Booth family, later Barons Basing This, one of the most engaging of all of Nathaniel Hones portraits, shows Rev. William Sclater (1709-1778), the Rector of St Mary-le-Bow, London. The portrait was reproduced in mezzotint by John Raphael Smith in 1777, the year it was painted, and it was almost certainly included in that summers exhibition at the Royal Academy. Hones exhibits drew a mixed critical reaction the Morning Chronicle for Monday 28 April 1777 addressed the issue of his palette, for which the artist was occasionally faulted, commenting that Mr NATHANIEL HONE is a very good portrait painter but, as has been remarked of Mr Gainsborough, would be still better if the colouring of his faces was more natural. Despite this reservation, the critic singled out his portrait of a clergyman almost certainly the present work as a very good picture. This refined essay in black and white, offset by the sober red of the chair and light falling on his spectacles, refutes the critics attack on Hone for the hotness of his colours. Hone plays with the pictorial space with subtle, but still noticeable, virtuosity. Sclaters knuckles project to, indeed seemingly almost beyond, the picture plane, Smiths mezzotint responds even further to this element of the portrait by introducing an illusionistic play of light on the frame as the sitter seems to emerge from the paintings space. Hone shows a genial, rather likeable, character with a noticeable sparkle in his eye and barely restrained smile, as it the sitter and artist had enjoyed the portrait process. Rev. William Sclater was born at Loughton, Essex, and was educated at Winchester and Oxford. He succeeded his father as Rector of Loughton in 1735, a position he held until his death. In 1750 he became lecturer at Christ Church, Newgate Street, and in 1769 was appointed Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, William Beckford, at whose marriage in 1756 he had officiated. In 1771 he was given the plum job as Rector of the famous city church of St. Mary-le-Bow on Cheapside. Rev. Sclater was killed not long after sitting for Hone by the fall of a bag of caraway-seeds out of the slings as it was being hoisted into a grocers warehouse. William Laffan, 2022
Adam's
Oct. 18, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718 - 1784) Portrait of La Signora Anna Zamperini (1745-1771), Half Length, Depicted in the Lead Role as Cecchina in Niccolo Piccini's opera Buffa 'la Buona Figliuola', adapted from Samuel Richardson's novel 'Pamela' Oil on can
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718 - 1784) Portrait of La Signora Anna Zamperini (1745-1771), Half Length, Depicted in the Lead Role as Cecchina in Niccolo Piccini's opera Buffa 'la Buona Figliuola', adapted from Samuel Richardson's novel 'Pamela' Oil on canvas, 74 x 62cm; Together with a mezzotint after the portrait, published February 1st 1769, J. Finlayson fecit. (2) This work was reproduced as a mezzotint by John Finlayson, published 1769, February 1st
Adam's
Sep. 27, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Portrait of William Stewart of Wilmont, Belfast. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Harriette Henry (nee Armstrong) of 4 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex, in 1891, the great granddaughter of Mrs. Stewart (according to old label on reverse). These portraits are of members of that circle of landowners of Scottish origin who built up a prosperous linen business in the Lagan Valley. William Stewart (1735 Ð 1808) who built Wilmont c.1765 was a younger son of John & Jane Stewart of Ballydrain. These people built restrained and charming houses in the late 18th-century swept aside by the prosperity and poor taste of the 19th-century. Ballydrain, now the unlovely club house of the Malone Golf Club, and Wilmont in Belfast the centrepiece of the Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park with its renowned rose garden.
Sheppards
Sep. 27, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784)
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
Portrait of Anna Stewart (nee Garner), of Lisburn Co. Down Second Wife of William Stewart of Wilmont. Oil on canvas. Provenance: Harriette Henry (nee Armstrong) of 4 Eaton Rise, Ealing, Middlesex, in 1891, the great granddaughter of Mrs. Stewart (according to old label on reverse).
Sheppards
Aug. 27, 2022
NATHANIEL HONE THE ELDER, PORTRAIT LORD FIELDING
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Nathaniel Hone the Elder RA (Irish/ British 1718-1784), 18th century, Lord Fielding, oil on canvas, half length portrait depicting a gentleman in a scarlet and blue military uniform with his hand on the hilt of a sword, plaque to frame, apparently unsigned, framed. Provenance: From an estate in Ponte Vedra, FL; acquired May 15, 1968 from W.E. Browne, Atlanta, GA; from the Estate of T. Hon. Viscount Fielding, Newnham Paddox, Rugby, UK. Canvas approx. h. 29.5", w. 23"; Overall h. 33", w. 27.25".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 14, 2021
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone, RA (Dublin 1718-1784 London) Portrait of a boy
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Attributed to Nathaniel Hone, RA (Dublin 1718-1784 London) Portrait of a boy oil on canvas 61 x 50.8cm (24 x 20in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 14, 2021
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784)
Est: £300 - £500
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Portrait of a gentleman in a lilac jacket with gold braiding and cream waistcoat signed with initials and dated 'NH 1750' l.l., enamel, oval 4.8 x 4cm
Sworders
Nov. 23, 2021
Portrait of a lady
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Nathaniel Hone, R.A. Dublin 1718 - 1784 London Portrait of a lady Enamel, gilt-metal frame; signed lower right: NH / 1752 4.8 by 4 cm,1⅝ by 1½ in
Sotheby's
Oct. 19, 2021
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a mother and child seated in an elegant draped interior Oil on canvas, 127 x 102cm Nathaniel Hone R.A. was born in Dublin in April 1718, the third son of Rebeckah and Nathaniel Hone, a merchant. As a youn
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
NATHANIEL HONE (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a mother and child seated in an elegant draped interior Oil on canvas, 127 x 102cm Nathaniel Hone R.A. was born in Dublin in April 1718, the third son of Rebeckah and Nathaniel Hone, a merchant. As a young man he plied his trade as an itinerant portrait painter in England picking up commissions wherever he could. In 1742 he had the good fortune to marry Mary Earle who, Strickland tells us was a lady possessed of some property. Hone lived for a time in London before heading to Italy for the purpose of study. He was in Rome in 1750 and in Florence in 1752 when he was made a member of the Florentine Academy. That same year he returned to England and settled in London again, quickly establishing a reputation as a portrait painter in oils but also in miniature. He was an original member of the Royal Academy which was founded in 1769 and continued to exhibit there until 1784, showing a total of sixty nine works. His jealousy of, and turbulent relationship with RA President, Sir Joshua Reynolds is well documented and indeed his truculence cast a long shadow over his remaining years. He died in London on August 14, 1784. Hone was as adept at painting men and women as he was at the characterisation of children and it was in this idiom that he is perhaps rightly regarded as peerless. His originality is most apparent in the well-known portraits of children where they are shown in engaging poses, cuddling pets or playing musical instruments. In the present work, typical of the fashionable English portraits of the day, a small child is held by its mother and is holding a small wooden pipe. It displays immense charm and conveys a happy relationship between mother and child and in the relaxed pose little formality is conveyed. There is an element of theatricality, which Hone enjoyed, in the positioning of the sitters against a dark curtain. The view beyond to a pastoral landscape provides light and adds further charm.
Adam's
Oct. 19, 2021
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718-1784) Portrait of La Signora Anna Zamperini (1745-1771), Half Length, Depicted in the Lead Role as Cecchina in Niccolo Piccini's opera Buffa 'la Buona Figliuola', adapted from Samuel Richardson's novel 'Pamela' Oil on canva
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718-1784) Portrait of La Signora Anna Zamperini (1745-1771), Half Length, Depicted in the Lead Role as Cecchina in Niccolo Piccini's opera Buffa 'la Buona Figliuola', adapted from Samuel Richardson's novel 'Pamela' Oil on canvas, 74 x 62cm This work was reproduced as a mezzotint by John Finlayson, published 1769, February 1st La Buona Figliuola, The Accomplished Maid was a hugely successful opera by Niccolo Piccini first performed in Rome in February 1760 at the Teatro Delle Dame. The text or libretto was written by Carlo Goldoni and was based on the novel Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, by English writer Samuel Richardson. The initial performance was made up of an all-male cast, but when it transferred to London in 1766 it included female singers. Anna Zamperini (c.1745 - 1771) was an Italian singer, who became extremely successful in London. The opera tells the story of the much fraught obsessions of class and social mobility in the 18th century. The Marquis of Conchiglia has fallen in love with Cecchina, who is a maid. Appalled by the social impropriety of such a match, Cavaliere Armidoro, who is the fiancé of the Marquis sister, decides to take the moral high road and thus refuse to marry poor Lucinda in retaliation. Cecchina is plaque by many of her own problems including the unwanted advances of Mengotto, poor man who is infatuated with her. As well as suffering the jealousy of two other maids, Sandrina and Paoluccia, who enraged by her attempt to rise above her station, try to cause as much trouble as possible for Cecchina. Following many dramatic moments and plot twists, there is a happy ending for the lead role, when a German solider, Tagliaferro reveals that Cecchina is in fact the daughter of a German Baron, and thus can marry the Marquis without causing a scandal. Anna is depicted here by Hone as Cecchina, the proper and upper-class version, transformed by her parentage, wearing a fine dress adorned with flowers, a fashionable hairstyle and bonnet and expensive jewels. Her almost porcelain complexion, highlighted with rosy cheeks suggests purity while her pose, hands crossed, smiling sweetly at the viewer creates a character of modesty and innocence, true virtues of a respected lady.
Adam's
Sep. 14, 2021
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784)
Est: £300 - £500
Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Nathaniel Hone RA (Irish, 1718-1784) Portrait of a lady wearing a lace-trimmed blue dress and black velvet choker signed and dated with initials 'NH/1763' l.r., miniature on ivory overall 5.5 x 7.5cm, in a faux tortoiseshell and gilt frame
Sworders
May. 31, 2021
Nathaniel Hone RA (1718-1784) FRANCIS GRIESDALE ESQ., 1762
Est: €800 - €1,200
Nathaniel Hone RA (1718-1784) FRANCIS GRIESDALE ESQ., 1762 miniature; (oval) signed with initials and dated lower left; engraved with artist, subject and date on reverse h:1.25 w:1 d:5 in. Provenance: Private collection, Germany In a gold case. Francis Griesdale made his fortune in the lace and linen trade in London. His wife was Frances Cox, whom he married in St. Andrew’s in Holborn in 1740. He decided to leave his business in London sometime circa 1750 and retire to Salisbury in Wiltshire, taking with him his London-born daughter Mary. Another son called Harry (Henry Thomas) was born in Salisbury in 1750 and lived till 1838. In The Music and Theatre of Handel’s World – The Family Papers of James Harris, we can read: "Griesdale, Frances. The wife of Peter (sic) Griesdale of Salisbury, her maiden name was Cox and she came from Quarley, Hants. In the 1760s the Griesdales lived at Walton Canonry in the Close as tenants of Dr William Dodwell; there are frequent references to them in the Harris correspondence and also in Marsh’s journal, where ‘Mr Grisdell’ is described in July 1776 as ‘an elderly get’n & great musical amateur, tho’ no performer’ and their purchase of ‘a new grand piano of Stoddart’s’ is noted February 1779. Signatures: Fran Griesdale and Fran Griesdale." Francis died in Salisbury in 1789
Whyte's
Mar. 26, 2021
Hone, Nathaniel (Dublin, London 1718-1784) , zugeschrieben
Est: €500 - €600
Francis Griesdale, Esq. in mauvefarbenem Rock und graugepudertem Haar. Oval a. Elfenbein. D. 3,5×3 cm. Monogr. um 1762. Vergoldeter Rahmen, rückseitig Name des Dargestellten. (58981)
Leo Spik
Mar. 25, 2021
* Hone (Nathaniel, 1718-1784, attributed to). Portrait of a lady
Est: £400 - £600
* Attributed to Nathaniel Hone (1718-1784). Portrait of a lady, watercolour, heightened with bodycolour, on ivory, oval half-length portrait, half-profile to right, of a seated lady, wearing a purple gown and a diaphanous gold-decorated headdress veil, both embellished with strings of pearls, a bead necklace, pearl drop earrings, and a ruby bracelet, her left elbow resting on a red cloth-covered table and a partially obscured letter headed with the words 'My dear wife', ink notes on backing paper by Arthur Jaffé pertaining to attribution, unframed but glazed, 47 x 42mm (1.75 x 1.5ins), housed in an early 19th century oval black shagreen case lined with crimson velvet Qty: (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Oct. 13, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO NATHANIEL HONE R.A (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a seated lady, holding a book, wearing a pearl encrusted dress, half-length Oil on canvas, 94.5 x 73.5cm
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
ATTRIBUTED TO NATHANIEL HONE R.A (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a seated lady, holding a book, wearing a pearl encrusted dress, half-length Oil on canvas, 94.5 x 73.5cm
Adam's
Oct. 13, 2020
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a young lady wearing a bonnet, peering from behind drapes, half-length Oil on canvas, 76 x 63.5cm
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
NATHANIEL HONE RHA (1718 - 1784) Portrait of a young lady wearing a bonnet, peering from behind drapes, half-length Oil on canvas, 76 x 63.5cm
Adam's
Sep. 25, 2020
Hone, Nathaniel (Dublin, London 1718-1784) , zugeschrieben
Est: €900 - €1,080
Francis Griesdale, Esq. in mauvefarbenem Rock und graugepudertem Haar. Oval a. Elfenbein. D. 3,5×3 cm. Monogr. um 1762. Vergoldeter Rahmen, rückseitig Name des Dargestellten. (58981)
Leo Spik
May. 22, 2020
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) IRISH Portrait head and shoulders of a clergyman. Monogrammed NH conjoined
Est: £500 - £1,000
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) IRISH Portrait head and shoulders of a clergyman. Monogrammed NH conjoined 1756, set as a pendant and brooch, with blue back. 3cms x 2.5cms.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Mar. 25, 2020
NATHANIEL HONE R.A. (IRISH 1718-1784) Portrait miniature of an unknown Gentleman wearing a fawn coloured coat, waistcoat and white lace chemise, his powdered hair en queue Signed with monogram NH and indistinguishably dated 17?7 Watercolour on ivory
Est: £200 - £300
NATHANIEL HONE R.A. (IRISH 1718-1784) Portrait miniature of an unknown Gentleman wearing a fawn coloured coat, waistcoat and white lace chemise, his powdered hair en queue Signed with monogram NH and indistinguishably dated 17?7 Watercolour on ivory Gold frame Oval, 32 mm (1 1/2) high Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 8, 35 (#125)
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 25, 2020
NATHANIEL HONE R.A. (IRISH 1718-1784) Portrait miniature of a Lady wearing a satin dress with lace collar and fine black lace widow's cap over a posy of flowers in her powdered grey hair Enamel on copper Oval, 25 mm (1 in) high Exhibited: Comerford
Est: £800 - £1,200
NATHANIEL HONE R.A. (IRISH 1718-1784) Portrait miniature of a Lady wearing a satin dress with lace collar and fine black lace widow's cap over a posy of flowers in her powdered grey hair Enamel on copper Oval, 25 mm (1 in) high Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009 Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 8, 32 (# 109)
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 09, 2020
Nathaniel Hone RA (1718-1784) PORTRAIT OF A LADY SAID TO BE ANN GARDINER (1746-1810)
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
with artist's name and dates on plaque lower centre
Whyte's
Nov. 25, 2019
Nathaniel Hone RHA (1831-1917) SUNSET AT ST. DOULOUGH'S, MALAHIDE (HOME OF THE ARTIST)
Est: €3,600 - €6,000
inscribed on Dawson Gallery label on reverse
Whyte's
Nov. 13, 2019
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) Oval, 38 mm. high, gilt-metal frame
Est: £800 - £1,200
NATHANIEL HONE (1718-1784) A gentleman in pale brown coat Signed with monogram and dated 'NH / 1769' (lower right) Enamel Oval, 38 mm. high, gilt-metal frame
Christie's
Nov. 07, 2019
NATHANIEL HONE THE ELDERÊRA (1718-1784)Ê
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
18th-century portrait miniature of a gentleman, on Ivory, Enclosed in an 18 ct. gold case, mounted on a bracelet Provenance: collection of Dorothy Oakes, Monart House, Co. Wexford
Sheppards
Nov. 07, 2019
NATHANIEL HONE THE ELDERÊRA (1718-1784)Ê
Est: €2,500 - €3,500
18th-century portrait miniature of a young lady, on Ivory, Enclosed in an 18 ct. gold case, mounted on a bracelet Provenance: collection of Dorothy Oakes, Monart House, Co. Wexford
Sheppards
Oct. 15, 2019
NATHANIEL HONE THE ELDER, RA (1718-1784)Portrait of a Girl with a Cat, c.1780Oil on canvas, 49 x 40cmProvenance: Gorry Gallery , Dublin, March 2005Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born in Dublin in 1718 to parents of Dutch descent, however very litt
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
NATHANIEL HONE THE ELDER, RA (1718-1784)Portrait of a Girl with a Cat, c.1780Oil on canvas, 49 x 40cmProvenance: Gorry Gallery , Dublin, March 2005Nathaniel Hone the Elder was born in Dublin in 1718 to parents of Dutch descent, however very little is known of his early life. Moving to London in the 1740s, it is unclear as to where Hone received his artistic training but he was able to quickly establish himself as a notable miniaturist, working with enamels. This practice and the unforgiving diligence towards detail that it demanded shaped Hone into the oil painter that he was to become. His oils portray the sentiment that is common to miniatures, allowing his grander pieces to evoke a sympathy often lost with scale.In particular, Hone can be recognised for his endearing portrayals of children which, unlike many of his contemporaries, he depicted in a realistically juvenile manner, as opposed to showing his sitters as small adults. Experimenting with styles, Hone adopted a way of painting that was a marriage of the traditional portrait and a fancy picture. Popular in the 18th century, fancy pictures were images of everyday life that held an element of imagination and, thus, Hones fancy portraits were imbued with a whimsy that became characteristic of the artist.Painted as part of a series that Hone undertook of his grandchildren during the 1760s and 1770s, Portrait of a Girl with a Cat is a beautiful rendition of childhood innocence. Utilising the time that Hone spent studying in both Florence and Rome, his model is painted with a softness that recalls the Italian Renaissance. The large eyes are indicative of the girls young age, whilst her cheeks are flushed with childish vigour. As with the other paintings in this series, the girl has been placed against a dark, plain background in order to focus our attention solely on the sitter. Her youthful skin appears luminescent against the gloom, anchoring our vision and capturing us in a mesmerising gaze.Showing his imaginative streak, Hone has painted his sitter alongside, what we can assume, is her pet cat, much like in his painting of the same series, A Young Girl with a Pomeranian Dog. Showing off his ability to depict fur, Hone often included animals in his portraits as a way in which to convey a certain story or affect a particular mood. Here, the cat works to highlight the childs unassuming innocence. The cradling pose in which the cat is embraced is evidence of the affection between the two, the tenderness of the girls touch mirroring the way in which she herself might be held. With the fantasy that dances alongside youth, the girl seems to be smiling at her creation as she swaddles her pet in cloth, as if the animal itself was a fine lady. In a manner befitting that of a child, the young girl has made her cat into a co-conspirator, a friend with which she can explore the world.With his endearing portrayal, Hone successfully combines the art of the miniature, the portrait and the fancy picture to bring to life a work that is not only technically brilliant but emotionally charged. The viewer, as a stranger, feels instantly connected to his sitter, tempted by her naivety and wishing to share in her innocent delight.
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