Dr. Tarnya Cooper, Curator, sixteenth century collections, National Portrait Gallery, London

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Dr. Tarnya Cooper, Curator, sixteenth century
collections, National Portrait Gallery, London

• The Faces of a King new research on portraits of
  Henry VIII

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Portraits of Henry VIII National Portrait
Gallery (NPG 4690 1376, 3638)
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The Holbein Cartoon, 1537, National Portrait
Gallery the Copy of the Whitehall Mural, 1667
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Infrared analysis in the conservation studio
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Society of Antiquaries Scharf XVI Way/Museum No.
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NPG 2457
GAC 339
Henry VI c. 1530s - 40s
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Portraits of Henry VIII National Portrait
Gallery (NPG 4690 1376, 3638)
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Damage to Henry VIII (NPG 3638)
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• Robert Amadas (d.1532) Goldsmith
• Inventory of 1533
• In the halle a tablet of king Henry vii and one
  other of king Edward Edward IV xiid a Tabelet
  of the kynges Armys and two olde litle
  Tabeletts at xxiid
• TNA, Prob 2/486
• Sir Thomas Offley (d. 1582) Alderman Inventory
  1582
• pattern of King Henry (probably Henry VIII)
  which hung in the little chamber over the
  woolhouse and also Lasarus and the Queens
  arms Elizabeth I
• TNA, Prob 2/423

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Henry VIII, c.1520s (NPG 4690)
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Detail from Henry VIII, c.1520s (NPG 4690) and
Edward IV and Richard III
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Versions/similar examples (Private collection
and Sutton place)
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Influences and versions
Private collection and Anglesey Abbey
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Influences and versions x-rays
Private collection and Anglesey Abbey
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Anglesey Abbey portrait Painting, x-ray and
Henry VIII (or Arthur?)
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NPG 4690 and X-ray
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Henry VIII (4690), Infra-red reflectography
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Henry VII Infra-red reflectography Henry VIII
(4690)
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Portrait of Catherine of Aragon, Lambeth Palace
(formerly identified as Catherine Parr)
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Catherine of Aragon Current damaged condition
detail and ultra violet photograph
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x-ray showing headdress
Catherine of Aragon
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Portrait of Henry VIII (4690) and Catherine of
Aragon, (Lambeth Palace)
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Catherine of Aragon detail of face, jewel and
sleeve
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Detail of the reverse and holes for hanging
Lady Dacre example
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Henry VIII, (NPG 3638, c. 1530-5) (NPG 1376,
c.1535-40)
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Henry VIII, c.1530-35(gold tunic NPG 3638)
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Henry VIII by Lucas Hornebolte, c.1525, Royal
Library
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Henry VIII 1530s other versions Hardwick, Woburn
Abbey, VA
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Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve, Royal Collection
NPG 3638
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Henry VIII, c.1535-40 Frame(red tunic NPG 1376)
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Edge of panels showing evidence of the use of
engaged frames
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Other Versions New South Wales Soc.of Ant.
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Detail of NPG 1376 showing hairs at edge of hat
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The Holbein Cartoon, 1537, National Portrait
Gallery copy of whole painting by van Leemput,
1667
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Portraits after Holbein, Walker Art Gallery,
Chatsworth Petworth
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Henry VIII, by Hans Holbein, Museo
Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid NPG Copy
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Later copies on from the Holbein design from
auctions and private collections NPG (496 324)