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THOMAS HOPE

Henry Bone, Portrait of John Hope, 1805. Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne

Henry Bone, Portrait of John Hope, 1805. Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne

Henry Bone (1755-1834)
Portrait of John Hope
England
1805
Enamel
Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne

John Hope, father of Thomas, Henry Philip and Adrian Elias, was a merchant banker and collector with a particularly fine collection of Dutch and Flemish paintings. This enamel, commissioned by John's cousin, Henry, shows him in fancy dress.