King Henry IV
(1367-1413), Reigned 1399-1413Sitter associated with 30 portraits
The son of John of Gaunt, Henry Bolingbroke deposed his cousin Richard II in 1399 to claim the throne as Henry IV. He was the first of the Lancastrian kings and spent much of his reign consolidating his position. He faced numerous rebellions, the most serious of which aimed to install the Earl of March, the legitimate heir, as king. He was compelled by Parliament (1406) to nominate a constitutional council, to submit to an audit of accounts, and to reform his household. He married firstly Mary de Bohun (mother of Henry V) and later Joanna of Navarre. He was patron of the poets Chaucer and Gower.
by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Unknown artist
electrotype, 1875, based on a work of circa 1408-1427
NPG 397
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, late 16th or early 17th century
NPG 310
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1597-1618
NPG 4980(9)
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
after Unknown artist
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D23736
King Henry IV; King Henry V; King Henry VI
by Jodocus Hondius
line engraving, 1610
NPG D23855
probably by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D23731
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D23734
possibly by William Faithorne
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D23735
probably by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618; published 1638
NPG D33905
probably by William Faithorne, published by Sir Robert Peake
line engraving, circa 1640
NPG D22806
by Michael Vandergucht
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D23724
The lines of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York
by George Vertue
etching, circa 1700-1756
NPG D32045
by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
line engraving, 1706
NPG D23725
The Sovereigns of England, part 1
by John Carwitham, printed and published by Richard Caldwell, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1723-1741
NPG D34141
by John Faber Jr, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1731
NPG D33907
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1732
NPG D23723
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1745
NPG D23732
by George Vertue
line engraving, published 1745
NPG D20132
by Pierre François Basan, after George Vertue
line engraving, 1748
NPG D23726
probably after William Faithorne
etching, late 18th-early 19th century? (early 1640s)
NPG D33906
by John Hall
line engraving, published 1788
NPG D23727
by Charles Knight, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, 1792
NPG D23730
by Parker
line engraving, published 1793
NPG D23728
probably after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, late 18th or early 19th century (1618)
NPG D33904
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, March 1814
NPG D17179
by Jean Marie Delattre (Delatre)
line engraving, published 1818
NPG D23729
by William Henry Worthington, after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1823
NPG D7836
'Statues in St Stephen's Hall and the Central Hall', New Palace of Westminster
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 4 February 1854
NPG D47366
published by John Player & Sons, after Unknown artist
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D48123
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