Highlights from the Research
Case study 1 - new research on portraits of two medieval kings
Revealing how the pictures of Henry VI and Edward IV were made and what they might have looked like when first painted.
Case study 2 - new research on a 16th Century double portrait
The earliest surviving self-portrait in oils produced in England - a highly unusual double portrait painted when both sitters were in prison.
Case study 3 - new research on four portraits of Edward VI
Coinciding with a display 'Painting the Boy King' a scientific examination of when the portraits were made and the circumstances of their production.
Case study 4 - new research on the Gallery's earliest portrait: Henry VII
The Gallery's 1505 portrait of Henry VII probably painted as part of an unsuccessful marriage proposal by Henry to Margaret of Savoy.
Case study 5 - new research on a portrait of Bishop Foxe
Recent research revealing that the portrait must now be considered as a nineteenth century copy of an earlier work.
