Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury
Sitter associated with 44 portraits
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533 following the death of William Warham, Cranmer carried through Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In the reign of Edward VI, he was responsible for the first book of Common Prayer published in 1549. As a committed Protestant he was deprived of office under Mary I and imprisoned. Cranmer eventually acknowledged Papal supremacy and the truth of Roman Catholic doctrines except for transubstantiation, but he recanted just before his execution.
by Gerlach Flicke
oil on panel, 1545
On display in Room 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 535
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1570
NPG 4165
after Unknown artist
woodcut, 16th century
NPG D17084
after Unknown artist
woodcut, late 16th century
NPG D23436
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563
NPG D24945
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563
NPG D34253
Thomas Cranmer; Juan de Villagarcia
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563 or after
NPG D34254
by Unknown artist
line engraving, late 16th century
NPG D23051
King Henry VIII, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, John Fisher, Pope Clement VII
after Unknown artist
wood engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24931
King Henry VIII, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, John Fisher, Pope Clement VII
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24932
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24937
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D9467
by Unknown artist
etching, 17th century
NPG D42454
King Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer
by Robert White
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D24146
after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24908
5 Bishops including Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, Thomas Cranmer, John Hooper and Robert Farrar
possibly by Thomas Bowles Sr, or by Thomas Bowles Jr
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24926
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24938
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24941
'The Bishops who suffer'd Martyrdom for the Protestant Faith; under the Persecution of Queen Mary I'
by and sold by Robert White, printed and sold by John King
line engraving, published circa 1700
NPG D19937
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1707
NPG D24905
Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent
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