Keywords: anne boleyn anneboleyn queens of england queensofengland united kingdom unitedkingdom henry viii henryviii six wives of henry viii sixwivesofhenryviii portrait A copy of an original portrait or pattern almost certainly drawn from life by Lucas Horenboult, Henry VIII's court painter. The inclusion of the hands in this picture is evidence of its early creation as they are characteristic of other other portraits known to have originated in his workshop (see Hornboult's portrait of Margaret de la Pole, Countess of Salisbury, for stylistic comparison). It probably dates from early in the reign of Elizabeth. This painting is now at Hever Castle, the Boleyn family home, in Kent. A copy of an original portrait or pattern almost certainly drawn from life by Lucas Horenboult, Henry VIII's court painter. The inclusion of the hands in this picture is evidence of its early creation as they are characteristic of other other portraits known to have originated in his workshop (see Hornboult's portrait of Margaret de la Pole, Countess of Salisbury, for stylistic comparison). It probably dates from early in the reign of Elizabeth. This painting is now at Hever Castle, the Boleyn family home, in Kent. |