Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), First Queen of Henry VIII
Sitter associated with 11 portraits
Catherine was the youngest child of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. She came to England in 1501 at the age of sixteen to marry Prince Arthur, but only months after the marriage Arthur died. In 1509 she married Arthur's younger brother Henry VIII, and she bore him five children, of whom only Princess Mary, later Mary I, survived. Longing for a son and keen to marry Anne Boleyn, Henry questioned the validity of their marriage, which was finally annulled in 1533. Described as 'prudent and good', Catherine gained respect for her dignified behaviour during many years of humiliation.
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by Unknown artist
oil on oak panel, circa 1520s
On display in Room 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L246
attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
watercolour on vellum, circa 1525
NPG 4682
attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
watercolour on vellum, circa 1525-1526
On display in Room 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG L244
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, early 18th century
NPG 163
Unknown woman, formerly known as Catherine of Aragon
by Wilfred Drake
watercolour, 1921
NPG 2421
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
by Robert White, printed for Richard Chiswell, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1681
NPG D24935
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, published 1697
NPG D18834
after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24171
by John Goldar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24174
Catherine of Aragon; Jane Seymour; Anne of Cleves; Catherine Howard
by John June
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D24172
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