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Coat of Arms of Jane Seymour, with the augmentation of honour granted by Henry VIII on her marriage: Or, on a pile gules between six fleurs-de-lys azure three lions of England. [ 2 ] Portrait of a Lady, probably a Member of the Cromwell Family is an oil on panel portrait completed in around 1535–1540 by Hans Holbein the Younger now at the ...
Portrait of Jane Seymour [66] 1537 Oil and tempera on oak 65 × 40 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Mural of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, Henry VII, and Elizabeth of York: 1536–1537 Destroyed in Whitehall Palace fire, 1698 Portrait Miniature of Hans Schwarzwaldt [67] c. 1535–1540 Watercolour on vellum mounted on playing card 3.8 cm diameter
In accordance with his wishes, Henry was buried with Jane at Windsor Castle, the location of Holbein's sketch for this painting. The portrait matches the depiction of Jane in Holbein's Whitehall wall-painting, which now survives only in a copy by Remigius van Leemput. It also follows Holbein's preparatory drawing (see "other versions", below).
The sitter is the future King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, aged 3–5. [76] Another drawing of Edward, aged 1, by Holbein, is also in the Royal Collection; [74] a related painting by Holbein is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington. [75] Margaret Elyot [77] c. 1532 – c. 1534
Hans Holbein the Younger (UK: / ˈ h ɒ l b aɪ n / HOL-byne, [2] US: / ˈ h oʊ l b aɪ n, ˈ h ɔː l-/ HOHL-byne, HAWL-; [3] [4] [5] German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 [6] – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German-Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. [7]
Jane Seymour (/ ˈ s iː m ɔːr /; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn , who was accused by Henry of adultery after failing to produce a male heir.
Drawing of Jane Seymour by Holbein, 1536–37 With the virtual extinction of religious painting at the Reformation , and little interest in classical mythology until the very end of the period, the portrait was the most important form of painting for all the artists of the Tudor court, and the only one to have survived in any numbers.
Copy in oils of the Whitehall Mural, commissioned by Charles II, 1667. Portrait of Henry VIII is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting Henry VIII.It is one of the most iconic images of Henry VIII and is one of the most famous portraits of any English or British monarch.