[3] While living on Capel Street, he appears to have been a close associate of a fellow miniaturist, Sampson Towgood Roch, and may have offered him some training.

Hone exhibited a number of miniatures in 1800 at Allen's, 32 Dame Street and at the Parliament House in 1801.

[3][8] In 1804, Hone left Dublin and moved to Bath.Later he established a studio in Dover Street, London.

After this, Hone suffered with mental illness, which was documented by Joseph Farington in his diary.

[3] In 1820, he applied successfully for a pension from the Royal Academy, citing pending financial ruin.

[6] Hone died in his home on Dover Street on 24 May 1825, from an illness related to the gout he had suffered from for a number of years.