Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII
1537 · Work
Holbein's mural for Whitehall Palace fixes the image of Henry VIII — feet planted apart, shoulders wide — copied endlessly though the original burned in 1698.
On these timelines: Painting & Sculpture, Renaissance, England, England: Monarchs, Master
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