Anne Boleyn
1 portrait
Anne Boleyn
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th century (circa 1533-1536)
21 3/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. (543 mm x 416 mm)
Purchased, 1882
Primary Collection
NPG 668
Sitter
Anne Boleyn (circa 1500-1536), Second Queen of Henry VIII. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
Artist
Unknown artist. Artist associated with 6137 portraits.
This portrait
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'.
Linked publications
Audio Guide
Tudor Portraits Resource Pack, p. 17
Clare Gittings, The National Portrait Gallery Book of Elizabeth I, 2006, p. 2
David Williamson, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 88
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's History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 88
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