Panel Painting Henry VIII (framed)

Object number

LDSAL334

Artist/Designer/Maker

Unknown artist
- Workshop

Production date

Mid 16th century

Material

oak
oil paint

Technique

Oil on panel

Materials and techniques note

The panel was cut from a single vertical board taken from an oak tree felled in the eastern Baltic region of Europe after 1529, probably prepared between 1529 and 1561 and painted soon after preparation.

Dimensions

Height: 400mm
Width: 285mm
Height (of frame): 530mm
Width (of frame): 415mm

Location

Burlington House - (on display)

References

Reference (free text)

(1829) 22, 450.

Framed oil on oak panel portrait of Henry VIII

This is the later of the Society's two portraits of Henry VIII, both of which are based on the 'late non-Holbein pattern', a portrait type created slightly before Holbein's more famous image of the King which was painted for Whitehall Palace in 1537. This painting dates from the 1540s and shows Henry at a more advanced age and in his last years. He wears a similar costume to LDSAL333 Henry VIII (green) consisting of a doublet (here fur-lined), a large fur collar and a feathered hat. As in other 'late non-Holbein pattern' portraits, the King is painted with his hands resting on a velvet cushion. Despite the visual similarities, the Society's portraits were executed by different artists.