Anne Boleyn
(circa 1500-1536), Second Queen of Henry VIIISitter associated with 28 portraits
The second wife of Henry VIII, Anne was associated with the King from 1527 and secretly married him in 1533, shortly before Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon was completed. Later in the same year their daughter Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) was born. By 1536 Henry had grown tired of Anne, and, still desperate for a male heir began to doubt the legitimacy of their marriage. That same year Anne was charged with adultery and incest and was executed at the Tower of London.
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by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1597-1618
NPG 4980(15)
acrylic on paper collaged on panels, 2021-2022
On display in Room 33 on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7145
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'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
Unknown woman called Anne Boleyn
after Unknown artist
line engraving, late 16th-early 17th century
NPG D42718
Unknown woman called Anne Boleyn
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D42717
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D24936
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, 1649
NPG D21018
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Gaspar Bouttats, after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, late 17th century
NPG D21019
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
probably by Robert White, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, published 1681?
NPG D21021
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
probably by Robert White, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, published 1681?
NPG D21020
after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24175
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by John Hall, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24177
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, circa 1707
NPG D21022
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by W. Proud
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D24173
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Gauthier, probably after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple engraving, circa late 18th century (circa 1525-1550)
NPG D20276
by William Nelson Gardiner, published by Edward Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1790
NPG D33817
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by John Chamberlaine, after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1 June 1797
NPG D40303
after William Hogarth
line engraving, probably early 19th century
NPG D24176
Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, possibly early 19th century
NPG D24178
Related People
- Queen Elizabeth I (daughter)
- King Henry VIII (husband)
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (uncle)
- Mary Stafford (née Boleyn) (sister)
- Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond (father)
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