Anne Boleyn

Sitterback to top

• Anne Boleyn (circa 1500-1536), Second Queen of Henry VIII. Sitter associated with 21 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Unknown artist. Artist associated with 6232 portraits.

This portraitback to top

There are few contemporary portraits of Anne Boleyn and this painting derives from an earlier version. She was described as having a long neck, wide mouth and with 'eyes which were black and beautiful'. This portrait has recently undergone structural conservation following a successful fundraising campaign and the generous support of public donations.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Audio Guide
• Tudor Portraits Resource Pack, p. 17
• Clare Gittings, The National Portrait Gallery Book of Elizabeth I, 2006, p. 2
• Cooper, Tarnya (introduction) Banville, John (character sketch) Chevalier, Tracy (character sketch) Fellowes, Julian (character sketch) McCall Smith, Alexander (character sketch) Pratchett, Terry (character sketch) Singleton, Sarah (character sketch) Trollope, Joanna (character sketch) Waters, Minette (character sketch), Imagined Lives: Portraits of Unknown People, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from December 2011 - June 2012), p. 87
• Gittings, Clare, The National Portrait Gallery Book of The Tudors, 2006, p. 11
• MacLeod, Catharine, Tudor Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 17
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 14
• Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 5
• Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 88
• Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 88

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• Double Take: versions and Copies of Tudor Portraits (25 June 2012 - 12 September 2012)

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Hats and head-attire
• Jewellery
• On display at the Gallery