King Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 until 1547. 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 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 one of the most well-known kings of England…Henry VIII. Take this as an opportunity to do more research on your own and see what you can learn about Henry.
Henry-VIII-by-A.F.-Pollard.jpgLa Pensée UniversitaireNPG D23869c. 1509by Unknown NPG 4690c. 1535, Joos van Clevec.1536; Holbein the Younger.Holbein the Younger ’36 NPG 157Barber Surgeons, 1540c.1540, Holbein the Younger.c.1540,unknownc.1540, after Holbein the Youngerunknown 1542c. 1545, by Hans Eworthby Cornelis Metsys 1545unknown artist
unknown artistunknown artistRoyal Collection TrustNational Maritime Museumartist unknownAfter Hans Holbein the Youngercirca 1520; English SchoolHolbein the YoungerNPG 324by Unknown / NPG 4980(14)by unknown, c. 1535-40 / NPG 1376by John Faber Jr / NPG D24140by unknown c. 1535-1540 / NPG 3638by William Faithornepainted in 1537. Royal Collection TrustBritish School. Royal Collection Trustc.1538-47 Royal Collection Trust(1497/8-1543) Royal Collection TrustBy Henry Bone.Dated 1826
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I think he was a nice looking fellow when he was younger, shame he got so heavy in his older age! It didn’t help his health issues for sure!
I think he was a nice looking fellow when he was younger, shame he got so heavy in his older age! It didn’t help his health issues for sure!
I think he was a nice looking fellow when he was younger, shame he got so heavy in his older age! It didn’t help his health issues for sure!
There is a consistency in most of the portraits that show him as a rather large, forbidding image.
He must have been a handsome fellow when he was young. not so much as he got older. Too much to eat of everything I think.