King Henry VII (1457-1509), Reigned 1485-1509
Sitter associated with 62 portraits
Henry VII was the son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, and head of the house of Lancaster after the death of Henry VI. He defeated and killed the Yorkist king Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, establishing the Tudor monarchy. A notably clever king, he amassed enormous wealth for the Crown and established relative peace in England.
after Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th century
On display at Montacute House, Yeovil, in the exhibition 'Kings and Queens'
NPG 4980(13)
by Unknown Flemish artist
oil on panel, 1505
On display in Room 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 416
by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Pietro Torrigiano
electrotype, 1870 (circa 1512-1519)
On display on the Medieval Stairs at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 290
King Henry VIII; King Henry VII
by Hans Holbein the Younger
ink and watercolour, circa 1536-1537
On display in Room 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4027
'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, perhaps 17th century
NPG D23823
by John Payne
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23824
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23825
by William Marshall
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23826
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23828
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23829
after Unknown artist
line engraving, perhaps 17th century
NPG D23833
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23838
possibly by William Faithorne
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23849
GENEALOGIA HENRICI VII ET ELIZABETHAE
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23854
GENEALOGIA HENRICI VII ET ELIZABETHAE
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23856
by Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D31780
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23848
by Jodocus Hondius
line engraving, 1610
On display Montacute House, Somerset at Montacute House
NPG D23858
possibly by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D23827
Bosworth Battlefield, Leicestershire
Pembroke Castle, Dyfed, Wales
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