King Henry IV (1367-1413), Reigned 1399-1413
Sitter associated with 28 portraits
The son of John of Gaunt, Henry Bolingbroke deposed his cousin Richard II in 1399 to claim the throne as Henry IV, becoming the first king of the House of Lancaster, a junior branch of the House of Plantagenet. He was compelled by Parliament (1406) to nominate a constitutional council, to submit to an audit of accounts, and to reform his household. He married firstly Mary de Bohun (Mother of Henry V) and later Joanna of Navarre. He was the patron of the poets Chaucer and Gower.
by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Unknown artist
electrotype, 1875 (circa 1408-1427)
On display in Room 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 397
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th century
On display in Room 4 at Montacute House
NPG 4980(9)
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th or early 17th century
NPG 310
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
after Unknown artist
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D23736
King Henry IV; King Henry V; King Henry VI
by Jodocus Hondius
line engraving, 1610
On display in Room 4 at Montacute House
NPG D23855
probably by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D23731
possibly by William Faithorne
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D23735
probably by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, published 1638
NPG D33904
probably by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, published 1638
NPG D33905
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, circa 1640
NPG D22806
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D23724
The lines of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York
by George Vertue
etching, circa 1700-1756
NPG D32045
by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Edward Lutterell or Luttrell
line engraving, 1706
NPG D23725
The Sovereigns of England, part 1
by John Carwitham, printed and published by Richard Caldwell, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1723-1741
NPG D34141
by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1731
NPG D33907
by George Vertue
line engraving, published 1745
NPG D20132
by Pierre François Basan, after George Vertue
line engraving, 1748
NPG D23726
Bolingbroke Castle, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire
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