Lady Jane Grey
(1537-1554), Proclaimed Queen 1553Lady Jane Dudley (née Grey)
Sitter associated with 57 portraits
Protestant claimant to the throne. She was the granddaughter of Henry VIII's sister Princess Mary, and in 1533 married Lord Guildford Dudley, son of the Duke of Northumberland. Under Northumberland's influence Edward VI willed her the crown. The sixteen-year old Jane was proclaimed queen at his death in 1533 and reigned for nine days until captured by supporters of Mary Tudor. She was executed in the aftermath of Wyatt's rebellion.
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Unknown woman, formerly known as Lady Jane Grey
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1555-1560
NPG 764
by Unknown artist
oil on oak panel, circa 1590-1600
NPG 6804
'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 and etching, 16th century
NPG D21399
after Unknown artist
line engraving and etching, 16th century
NPG D21400
after Unknown artist
line engraving and etching, after 1553
NPG D21401
by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe, published by Frans van den Wyngaerde (Wijngaerde)
line engraving, 1620
NPG D21393
by Unknown artist
line engraving, after 1620
NPG D21398
by Magdalena de Passe, by Willem de Passe
engraving, published 1620
NPG D19952
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648 (published 1620)
NPG D21394
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648 (published 1620)
NPG D21395
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648 (published 1620)
NPG D21396
by William Marshall, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
line engraving, published 1648 (published 1620)
NPG D24989
by Gaspar Bouttats, after Magdalena de Passe, after Willem de Passe
engraving, 1658?
NPG D21397
Queen Mary I; called Lady Jane Grey; Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset; Nicholas Ridley
printed for Richard Chiswell
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D23526
by Edme de Boulonois
line engraving, possibly late 17th century
NPG D24988
by Robert White
line engraving, published 1681
NPG D31627
by Robert White, printed for Richard Chiswell
line engraving, published 1681
NPG D24991
by Robert White, printed for Richard Chiswell
line engraving, published 1681
NPG D10931
by Cornelis Martinus Vermeulen, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, published 1697
NPG D19425
Related People
- Lord Guildford (Guilford) Dudley (husband)
- Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (father)
- Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (mother)
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