Katherine of Aragon

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Katherine of Aragon

attributed to Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte)
watercolour on vellum, circa 1525-1526
1 1/2 in. (39 mm) diameter
Lent by an anonymous lender, 2009
Primary Collection
NPG L244

Images

The iris has been painted in a pale grey wash…
A detail of the headdress showing the texture…
A detail of the headdress in raking light sho…
Detail of the middle bow of the undergarment.…

Sitterback to top

  • Katherine of Aragon (1485-1536), First Queen of Henry VIII. Sitter associated with 17 portraits.

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This miniature is executed in watercolour on vellum mounted onto a piece cut from a playing card. The reverse of the card has the face of a Queen, although it is unclear from which suit.

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Current affairs

The Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey gives Hampton Court Palace, completed in 1516, as a gift to Henry VIII.

Art and science

The New Testament is translated into English by William Tyndale.

International

The Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is defeated and captured by the forces of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. He is imprisoned and forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Madrid.
The Peasants' War in German ends with the lords defeat of the rebel peasants at the Battle of Frankenhausen and the execution of the revolutionary preacher Thomas Müntzer.

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