King Henry VIII (1491–1547) (after George Vertue after Hans Holbein the younger)
M. Coton
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1780
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515565.3
Summary
Portrait miniature, grey shades of watercolour painting on ivory, King Henry VIII (1491–1547) (after George Vertue) by M. Coton (fl.1780-1790). c,1780. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait, facing, gazing at spectator, dressed in a plumed flat cap, ermine-lined robe over an embroidered doublet, portrait set in an oval ‘stone’ frame lettered on a sunk panel: KING HENRY VIII Holy Bible above, kneeling figures imploring mercy below. In case of miniature paintings of Kings and Queens of England from Richard III to Mary.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.
Makers and roles
M. Coton, artist after George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), artist