King Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) (after an original of c.1542)
after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1542 - 1599
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
876 x 699 mm (34 1/2 x 27 1/2 in)
Order this imageCollection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 1421756
Summary
Oil painting on panel, King Henry VIII (1491 - 1547), after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543). A half-length portrait to left, facing forward. Derived from the final type of the king's portrait, circa 1542.
Provenance
thence by descent to Hugh Napier Douglas Pennant, 4th Baron Penrhyn of Llangedai (1894 – 1949), who left Penryhn and its estates to his niece, Lady Janet Marcia Rose Pelham (1923 - 1997), who with her husband John Charles Harper, thereupon assumed the name of Douglas Pennant, and in 1951 made over the castle and part of its contents in lieu of death-duties to HM Treasury (from the estate of Hugh, 4th Baron Penrhyn (1894 – 1949), which transferred them to the National Trust for display at Penrhyn Castle, 1961.
Credit line
Penrhyn Castle, The Douglas Pennant Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
In Latin, upper left ?????
Makers and roles
after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), artist