Henry Bone: A Life in Enamel Born: Truro, United Kingdom (1755) Died: 1834 Henry Bone RA was a distinguished English enamel painter who served three successive monarchs – George III, George IV, and William IV – in that official capacity. His career spanned porcelain and jewelry painting before he became renowned for his large-scale enamel paintings, earning him recognition as a Royal Academician. Early Life and Apprenticeship Born in Truro, Cornwall, Henry Bone’s father was a skilled cabinet maker and carver. In 1767, the family relocated to Plymouth, Devon, where young Henry beg…