King Henry VII (1457–1509)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1600
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
552 x 400 mm (21¾ x 15¾ in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996319
Caption
In this image Henry holds a hybrid Tudor rose, combing the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. It symbolises the end of the War of the Roses, after which he married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, uniting the Yorks and the Lancasters. A version in the National Portrait Gallery differs slightly in the treatment of the face and the jewels, and does not include Henry’s hands. Both this and the Lacock picture are copies of a lost original.
Summary
Oil painting on panel, King Henry VII (1457–1509), English School, circa 1600. A half-length portrait, to right, holding a Tudor rose, wearing a black cap with jewel. One of many versions of an original which is now lost.
Provenance
Given by Matilda Theresa Talbot (formerly Gilchrist-Clark) (1871 – 1958), who gave the Abbey, the village of Lacock and the rest of the estate to the National Trust in 1944, along with 96 of the family portraits and other pictures, in 1948
Credit line
Lacock Abbey, The Talbot Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist