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Holbein and the Images of Henry VIII
The Whitehall Mural - Template for the Image of Henry VIII
Or is it?
This is a copy by Remigius van Leemput painted, in about 1667, of a mural once emblazoned on a wall at Whitehall Palace. The copy was fortuitously commissioned by Charles II because Whitehall Palace burnt down on 1698, and the mural went up in smoke with it.
The Leemput copy is an 88.9 x 99.2 cm (35 x 39 ins) reproduction of Hans Holbein's life-size artwork depicting Henry VIII, his third wife Jane Seymour, Henry's father Henry VII and mother Elizabeth of York.
Below are six interpretations of Henry VIII standing alone, probably painted after his death, all derived from the Holbein’s Whitehall Mural. They were most likely produced from patterns taken from Holbein’s original work and then circulated among artists and workshops
Holbein’s cartoon, his draft version, in ink and watercolour was accepted by the National Portrait Gallery (in lieu of tax) in 1957, see below.
This is a copy by Remigius van Leemput painted, in about 1667, of a mural once emblazoned on a wall at Whitehall Palace. The copy was fortuitously commissioned by Charles II because Whitehall Palace burnt down on 1698, and the mural went up in smoke with it.
The Leemput copy is an 88.9 x 99.2 cm (35 x 39 ins) reproduction of Hans Holbein's life-size artwork depicting Henry VIII, his third wife Jane Seymour, Henry's father Henry VII and mother Elizabeth of York.
Below are six interpretations of Henry VIII standing alone, probably painted after his death, all derived from the Holbein’s Whitehall Mural. They were most likely produced from patterns taken from Holbein’s original work and then circulated among artists and workshops
Holbein’s cartoon, his draft version, in ink and watercolour was accepted by the National Portrait Gallery (in lieu of tax) in 1957, see below.
Henry VIII, the Reign - Mallard and the Images of Henry VIII
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By Hans Eworth
Chatsworth Derbyshire |
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Unknown Artist
Belvoir Castle Rutland |
Unknown Artist
Parham House West Sussex |
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The Altar Inscription
If you enjoy illustrious figures of heroes,
Look on there; no painting ever bore greater, The great debate, the competition, the great question is whether the father Or the son is the victor. For both are supreme The former often overcame his enemies, and the fires of his country. And finally gave peace to its citizens. The son, born indeed foe greater tasks, from the alter Removed the unworthy and put worthy men in their place. To unerring virtue, the presumption of popes has yielded, And so long as Henry the Eighth carries the sceptre in his hand Religion is renewed, and during his reign The doctrines of God have begun to be held in his honour. 
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Link to The National Portrait Gallery Web Page about Henry VIII
Some Good Detail Here
