Enamel, on copper, rectangular, in a gilt-metal mount and frame, 12.2cm high.
Lord Burghley, later 3rd Marquess of Exeter (1825-1895), is shown dressed in black, his brother, Lord Brownlow Cecil (1827-1905), in red, both in Van Dyck costume.
The miniature is signed, inscribed ‘Painted from life’ and dated 1836 on the reverse.
The artist trained with his father, the noted enamel painter Henry Bone (1755-1834), but then worked for some years in oils. However, he later reverted to enamels and became enamel painter to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
