Henry VIII when a young boy (?) c.1498 by Guido Mazzoni
For more information on this fascinating bust, see a post I wrote about it here
The Family of Henry VII with St George and the Dragon, by an unknown artist, c.1505-1509.
Henry is the youngest boy on the far left of the painting
Woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon showing their heraldic badges, the Tudor Rose and the Pomegranate of Granada. From Stephen Hawes, ‘A Joyfull Medytacvon to All Englande,’ c.1509
Portrait by Meynnart Wewyck, c.1509
Stained glass depiction of Henry in a chapel at The Vyne, the manor house of William Sandys, Lord Chamberlain, ca.1509-1532
Henry jousting in honour of Katherine of Aragon, after she gave birth to a son. Henry’s horse mantle is emblazoned with the letter ‘K.’ Westminster Tournament Roll, c.1511
The Meeting of Henry VIII and the Emperor Maximilian I, by the Flemish School, c.1513
The Battle of the Spurs, by the Flemish School, c.1513
Portrait by an unknown artist, c.1515-20
Portrait by an unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist, c.1520
Henry (left) with Emperor Charles V and Pope Leo X, by an unknown artist, c. 1520
Miniature by Lucas Horenbout, c.1526-27
Miniature by Lucas Horenbout, c.1526-27
Henry VIII groat, c.1526-44
Henry at the opening of Parliament, 15 April, 1523, from the Wriothesley Garter book, by Sir Thomas Wriothesley, c.1530
Miniature Solomon and the Queen of Sheba by Hans Holbein, c.1534.
Henry is depicted as King Solomon
Portrait by Joos van Cleve c.1530-35
Portrait by an unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist, c.1535-40
Portrait by an unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist, c.1535-40
Portrait by Hans Holbein, c.1536
Cartoon for a mural by Hans Holbein, c.1536-37
Whilst a copy of the completed mural survives, the original is no longer extant
Portrait by the workshop of Hans Holbein, c.1537
Coloured title page probably from Henry VIII’s personal copy of the Great Bible, c.1538-47
Hand coloured woodcut by Cornelis Anthonisz, c.1538
Sketch by workshop of Hans Holbein, c.1540?
Portrait by Hans Holbein, c.1540
Portrait by Lucas Horenbout, c.1540s
Henry reading, from Henry’s Psalter, by Jean Mallard, c.1540s
Henry with his fool, Will Somers, from Henry’s Psalter, by Jean Mallard, c.1540s
Plea roll initial detail of Henry VIII towards the end of his reign, 22 April 1541
Illumination for a plea roll of the Court of the King’s Bench, c.1544
Henry celebrating the Act of Union between the Company of Barbers and the Guild or Fellowship of Surgeons in 1540, by Hans Holbein, c.1542
Great Seal of Henry VIII by Morgan Wolff, c.1542-47
Portrait after Hans Holbein, c.1538-47
Portrait by the workshop of Hans Holbein, c.1543-47
Portrait after Hans Holbein, c.1542
The Window of the Queen of Sheba, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. c.1530-47
Possibly King Henry as the King Solomon
The Family of Henry VIII by an unknown artist, c.1545.
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