Portraits of a King: Edward VI

Posted January 19, 2016 5 Comments by Rebecca Larson

King Edward VI�ruled England from 1547 until 1553. Before, during and after his reign there were hundreds of portraits and sketches made of him. I’ve searched and searched for as many color portraits and black and white images that I could find. I know these aren’t ALL of them, but quite a few nonetheless. Sourcing these images was sometimes impossible, so our apologies on those that we could not properly source.

Please enjoy this post for what it is – images of the third Tudor king…Edward VI.�Take this as an opportunity to do more research on your own and see what you can learn about the young king.

Hans_Holbein_the_Younger_-_Edward_VI_as_a_Child_-_Google_Art_Project — Holbein the Younger, 1538

Artist: Unknown; Public Domain — Artist: Unknown

King Edward VI by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Chamberlaine, after Hans Holbein the Younger stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 May 1797 12 3/8 in. x 10 in. (315 mm x 254 mm) plate size; 17 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (450 mm x 349 mm) paper size Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916 Reference Collection NPG D19757 — by Francesco Bartolozzi/NPG

(c) National Trust, Anglesey Abbey; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation — (c) National Trust, Anglesey Abbey;

(c) Christ's Hospital Foundation; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation — (c) Christ’s Hospital Foundation

96c26a2725c40b4e7f1dc588c8e02e32 — Artist: Unknown

MFI123750 Portrait of King Edward VI (1537-53) 16th century (oil on canvas) by English School, (16th century) oil on canvas Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey, UK Mark Fiennes English, out of copyright — by English School

king_edward_vi_1537-1553 — Artist: Unknown

Image corrected to original work. — Artist: Unknown

Edward_VI_Scrots_c1550 — Artist: Unknown

800px-Edward_VI_of_England_c._1546 — Artist: Unknown

800px-Edward_VI,_aged_6 — Artist: Unknown

Portrait of Edward VI in 1547 — 1547 – Artist: Uknown

Portrait_of_Edward_VI_of_England — by William Scrots

King Edward VI after J. Kendall mezzotint, published 1 November 1780 17 5/8 in. x 12 3/4 in. (448 mm x 325 mm) paper size Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916 Reference Collection NPG D20189 — after J. Kendall/NPG D20189

King Edward VI after Unknown artist mezzotint, 18th century 7 in. x 4 7/8 in. (179 mm x 125 mm) paper size Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966 Reference Collection NPG D21109 — Artist: Unknown/NPG D21109

King Edward VI after Unknown artist line engraving, 18th century 13 1/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. (332 mm x 217 mm) paper size Reference Collection NPG D10555 — Artist: Unknown/NPG D10555

King Edward VI by Simon de Passe engraving, published 1620 6 1/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. (159 mm x 122 mm) paper size Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916 Reference Collection NPG D19787 — Simon de Passe/NPG D19787

King Edward VI by Workshop associated with 'Master John' oil on panel, circa 1547 61 1/4 in. x 32 in. (1556 mm x 813 mm) Purchased, 1982 Primary Collection NPG 5511 — NPG 5511

King Edward VI by Unknown artist, after Guillim Scrots (Guillim Stretes or William Scrots) oil on panel, circa 1546 18 5/8 in. x 11 in. (473 mm x 279 mm) Purchased, 1877 Primary Collection NPG 442 — c. 1546 /NPG 442

King Edward VI after Hans Holbein the Younger oil on panel, (circa 1542) 17 1/4 in. x 12 1/4 in. (438 mm x 311 mm) Purchased, 1898 Primary Collection NPG 1132 — c.1542/NPG 1132

Circle_of_William_Scrots_Edward_VI_of_England — by William Scrots

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5 Comments Leave a comment ›

Marlet Ashley
July 28, 2019 at 4:14 pm Reply

The sketch whose credit is given as Francesco Bartolozzi/NPG D18950 may actually be by Hans Holdbein, the younger.
Thank You
February 14, 2019 at 9:43 pm Reply

His hair is various colors and his ear changes shape.
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Victoria L. Lyttle
January 23, 2016 at 11:00 am Reply

Never knew there was so many, wow. Looks don’t seem to change in them, like some monarchs paintings do. Thanks for sharing.
Gloria Mayer
January 20, 2016 at 12:07 pm Reply

Beautifully put together.