Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)

1 portrait

by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe, after Hans Holbein the Younger
engraving, published 1620
6 1/2 in. x 4 5/8 in. (164 mm x 116 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1916
Reference Collection
NPG D19952

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Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey) (1537-1554), Proclaimed Queen 1553. Sitter associated with 56 portraits.

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Magdalena de Passe (1600-1638), Engraver. Artist associated with 131 portraits, Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
Willem de Passe (1597 or 1598-1636 or 1637), Engraver. Artist associated with 169 portraits.
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543). Artist associated with 296 portraits, Sitter associated with 12 portraits.

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This engraving was published in 1620 when it formed part of series of printed portraits called the Herologia. The series depicted Tudor and Jacobean monarchs, courtiers,and others, such as Protestant reformers. It was devised by the printer and book publisher Henry Holland who ensured his readers that the all the printed images derived only from true likeness taken from an original portrait.

The identity of most of the portraits in the Herologia can be regarded as trustworthy However, the source for this portrait of Lady Jane Grey remains in doubt and it is possible that the original portrait was misidentified.