Background
Bone was born in London, the son (and one of 10 surviving children) of Henry Bone, the celebrated enamel painter, who instructed him in art, and younger brother of Henry Pierce Bone (1779–1855), also an enamel painter.
Bone was born in London, the son (and one of 10 surviving children) of Henry Bone, the celebrated enamel painter, who instructed him in art, and younger brother of Henry Pierce Bone (1779–1855), also an enamel painter.
He was also an enamel painter. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1813, and again in 1815, but stopped after 1838. He does not appear to have done much in enamel painting, but confined himself almost exclusively to sacred, classic, and domestic subjects.
Bone died from the effects of an accident on 5 May 1840.