King Henry VIII
32 of 99 portraits of King Henry VIII
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Henry VIII
by Peter Isselburg (Yselburg, Eisselburg), after Cornelis Metsys (Massys)
line engraving, 1646
8 3/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (213 mm x 150 mm) plate size; 10 in. x 7 in. (255 mm x 178 mm) paper size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D24927
Artistsback to top
- Peter Isselburg (Yselburg, Eisselburg) (1568 or 1580-1630). Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
- Cornelis Metsys (Massys) (1508 or 1510-after 1580), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
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Events of 1646back to top
Current affairs
First civil war ends. Under Thomas Fairfax, Commander-in-Chief, Parliamentarians defeat Royalist armies in the last major conflicts of the war, the Battles of Torrington and Stow-on-the-Wold. The subsequent fall of Royalist Oxford forces Charles I to flee and he surrenders himself to the Scots at Newark.Art and science
Portrait painter, William Dobson, returns to London after the defeat of the king and is briefly imprisoned for debt. He dies in poverty aged thirty-five.International
Instructed by Charles I, James Butler, Marquess of Ormonde resumes negotiations with the Irish Confederates attempting to raise troops for the royalist cause. The resulting First Ormonde Peace, though publicly proclaimed, is eventually rejected by the Confederates on account of papal ambassador, Archbishop Rinuccini's considerable influence.Comments back to top
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