Portrait of a Gentleman
Horace Hone
1807
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
3 x 2 1/2 in. (7.6 x 6.4 cm)
Classification
Painting, miniature
Culture
British
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 2006
Accession Number
2006.235.274
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
Horace Hone · 1749–1825
Horace Hone (1754–1825) was an English painter renowned for his miniature portraits. Born on 11 February 1754 in Frith Street, London, he was the eldest son of the prominent miniaturist Nathaniel Hone and Mary Hone (née Earle). His father provided his initial artistic training, and Hone later entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1770. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1772 and was elected...