Thomas Cranmer
(1489-1556), Archbishop of CanterburySitter in 47 portraits
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533 following the death of William Warham, it was Cranmer who secured Henry VIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon later the same year. In the reign of Edward VI he was responsible for the first Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549. As a committed Protestant, Cranmer was deprived of office under the Roman Catholic Mary I and tried for treason. He eventually acknowledged Papal supremacy and the truth of Roman Catholic doctrines except for transubstantiation, but recanted just before his execution.
'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
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst
line engraving, published 1707
NPG D20363
by George Vertue, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, 1711
NPG D24833
by George Vertue, after Gerlach Flicke
line engraving, published 1711
NPG D34234
King Henry VIII; Thomas Cranmer
by Philip Simms
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D9464
by Richard Houston
mezzotint, 1759
NPG D24906
by Richard Houston, after Gerlach Flicke
mezzotint, 1759
NPG D1569
by Unknown artist
etching, published 1769
NPG D42454
by Thomas Trotter, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, 1779
NPG D24942
probably by William Grainger
line engraving, circa 1784-1793
NPG D20135
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D24831
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D24832
by Samuel Freeman
stipple engraving, possibly early to mid 19th century
NPG D24907
by Anthony Cardon
stipple engraving, possibly early 19th century
NPG D24909
after Unknown artist
etching, possibly early 19th century
NPG D24939
by Samuel Freeman
stipple engraving, probably early to mid 19th century
NPG D24940
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, 19th century
NPG D34235
after Unknown artist
coloured etching, 19th century
NPG D16206
by Charles Picart, published by Lackington, Allen & Co, and published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Haines, after Gerlach Flicke
stipple engraving, published circa 1820
NPG D14855
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