Tudor and Elizabethan portraits
A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. Portraits below are listed in chronological order.
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King Henry VII
by Unknown Netherlandish artist
1505
NPG 416
John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners
by Unknown Netherlandish artist
circa 1520-1530
NPG 4953
Queen Mary I
attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
circa 1525
NPG 6453
Unknown woman, formerly known as Catherine Howard
after Hans Holbein the Younger
late 17th century
NPG 1119
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
after Hans Holbein the Younger
early 17th century, based on a work of 1532-1533
NPG 1727
Sir Thomas More
after Hans Holbein the Younger
early 17th century, based on a work of 1527
NPG 4358
Katherine of Aragon
attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
circa 1525
NPG 4682
William Warham
after Hans Holbein the Younger
early 17th century, based on a work of 1527
NPG 2094
Nicholas Kratzer
after Hans Holbein the Younger
late 16th century, based on a work of 1528
NPG 5245
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1532-1533
NPG 6310
Anne Boleyn
by Unknown English artist
late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1533-1536
NPG 668
King Henry VIII
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
circa 1535-1540
NPG 3638
Sir Nicholas Poyntz
after Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1530-1599
NPG 5583
King Henry VIII
after Hans Holbein the Younger
probably 17th century, based on a work of 1536
NPG 157
King Henry VIII
after Hans Holbein the Younger
probably 17th century
NPG 324
King Henry VIII; King Henry VII
by Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1536-1537
NPG 4027
Sir Richard Southwell
after Hans Holbein the Younger
late 16th century, based on a work of 1536
NPG 4912
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
studio of Hans Holbein the Younger
circa 1537
NPG 6311
Sir William Butts
after Hans Holbein the Younger
late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1540-1543
NPG 210
King Henry VI
by Unknown English artist
circa 1540
NPG 2457
King Edward IV
by Unknown English artist
circa 1540
NPG 3542
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk
by Unknown artist
circa 1540-1545
NPG 516
King Henry VIII
by Unknown artist
perhaps early 17th century, based on a work of circa 1542
NPG 496
Queen Mary I
by Master John
1544
NPG 428
Katherine Parr
attributed to Master John
circa 1545
NPG 4451
Katherine Parr
by Unknown artist
late 16th century
NPG 4618
Thomas Cranmer
by Gerlach Flicke
1545-1546
NPG 535
King Edward VI
attributed to William Scrots
1546
NPG 1299
King Edward VI
by Unknown artist, after William Scrots
circa 1546
NPG 442
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
after William Scrots
circa 1570-1580s, based on a work of 1546
NPG 4952
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
by Unknown Italian artist
1546
NPG 5291
King Edward VI
by Workshop associated with 'Master John'
circa 1547
NPG 5511
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
circa 1547-1550
NPG 1851
Sir Thomas Wyatt
by Unknown artist
circa 1550
NPG 3331
Queen Mary I
by Hans Eworth
1554
NPG 4861
Gerlach Flicke; Henry Strangwish (Strangways)
by Gerlach Flicke
1554
NPG 6353
King Richard III
by Unknown artist
late 16th century
NPG 148
Elizabeth of York
by Unknown artist
late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1500
NPG 311
Thomas Wolsey
by Unknown artist
1589-1595, based on a work of circa 1520
NPG 32
King Edward VI and the Pope
by Unknown artist
circa 1575
NPG 4165
King Edward IV
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(10)
King Edward V
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(11)
King Henry VIII
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(14)
King Edward III
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(7)
King Richard II
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(8)
King Henry IV
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(9)
King Henry V
by Unknown artist
late 16th or early 17th century
NPG 545
Katherine of Aragon
by Unknown artist
early 18th century
NPG 163
Philip II, King of Spain
by Unknown artist
circa 1580
NPG 347
Lady Jane Grey
by Unknown artist
circa 1590-1600
NPG 6804
Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants
by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger
1593
NPG 2765
John Donne
by Unknown English artist
circa 1595
NPG 6790
King William I ('The Conqueror')
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(1)
King Henry I
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(2)
King Henry II
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(4)
King John
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(5)
King Edward I
by Unknown artist
1597-1618
NPG 4980(6)
Anne of Cleves
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Hans Holbein the Younger
1648
NPG D11254
Jane Seymour
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff, after Hans Holbein the Younger
published 1707
NPG D9086
King Henry VIII; King Henry VII; Elizabeth of York; Jane Seymour
by George Vertue, after Remigius van Leemput, after Hans Holbein the Younger
1737
NPG D18545
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