PATRICK JEFFERSON
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY | PORTRAIT OF HENRY VIII; AND PORTRAIT OF EDWARD VI
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PATRICK JEFFERSON
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
PORTRAIT OF HENRY VIII; AND PORTRAIT OF EDWARD VI
a pair, both oil on panel
each, unframed: 20.4 x 17.6 cm.; 8 x 6⅞ in.
each, framed: 34.5 x 31.6 cm.; 13⅝ x 12½ in.
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The portrait of Henry VIII derives from an engraving of 1736 by George Vertue,1 which ultimately finds its source in the mural at Whitehall, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1536-37, which was destroyed by fire in 1698.
The portrait of Edward VI is also taken from an engraving by Vertue, of 1732,2 which traces its origin through a head-and-shoulders portrait that formerly hung at Kensington Palace,3 to a full-length portrait attributed to William Scrots (both pictures remain in the Royal Collection).4
1 https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw125879/King-Henry-VIII
2 https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw125491/King-Edward-VI
3 https://www.rct.uk/collection/403452/edward-vi-1537-1553-0