Holbein's Henry VIII: Portraying Majesty

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Today we’re taking a look at, arguably the most famous image of Henry VIII…

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

Portrait of King Henry VIII after Hans Holbein the Younger (after 1537). Held by the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

Self-portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger (1542 or 1543). Held by the Uffizi Gallery.

Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Mary Wotton, the second wife of Sir Henry Guildford by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by the Frick Collection.

Study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1527). Copied from Stephanie Buck, Hans Holbein, Cologne: Könemann, 1999, ISBN 3829025831.

Design for a Table Fountain with the Badge of Anne Boleyn by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533). Held by Kunstmuseum Basel, Kupferstichkabinett.

Cartoon detail showing Henry VIII and Henry VII, for wall painting in Whitehall, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1537). Held by the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Copy of the Whitehall Mural by Remigius van Leemput, after Hans Holbein the Younger (1667). Held by the Royal Collection.

Detail showing Henry VIII tilting in front of Katherine of Aragon (1511). Courtesy College of Arms – the Westminster tournament roll.

Portrait of Katherine of Aragon, by an unknown artist, (c. 1520). On loan to the National Portrait Gallery, London. Lent by permission of the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church Commissioners for England, 2011.

“The Pilgrimage of Grace 1536” by Fred Kirk Shaw (1913). From http://collections.lancsmuseums.gov.u...

Portrait of Anne Boleyn by an unknown artist, (c. 1550). Held by Hever Castle.

Photograph of a debased testoon. From the Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular vol. CXII/2 (April 2004), no. HS1626; K.A. Jacob Collection.

“The Family of Henry VIII” by an unknown artist (c.1545). Held by the Royal Collection.


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Other relevant entries from The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online.