LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas, laid down on panel

Size Notes:

panel: 25 by 19 in.; 63.5 by 48.3 cm.

Edition:

This portrait is a derivation of Holbeins portrait mural of King Henry VIII at Whitehall Palace, London, which was destroyed in 1698 and recorded only in two reduced copies by Remigius van Leemput.1 Painted on an unstretched close-weave cloth (probably linen or hemp), this work is perhaps a "painted cloth" portrait of the King produced as a wall-hanging for domestic display. Although overpainted in parts, much of the paint surface appears to date to the 16th century.

Description:

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Markings:

inscribed and dated at the upper left: t 53/1545

Condition:

The support is a thin-weave canvas laid down on a panel that consists of 2 planks joined vertically and which is cradled on the reverse. The canvas is mostly flat on the panel with a few areas of minor folding or bubbling that are not distracting. The portrait reads well beneath the varnish. The panel join is visible down the center of the sitter. To the naked eye, underdrawing is faintly visible on the right side of the collar. Under UV inspection, the varnish fluoresces unevenly, but retouching appears to be present in the lower left area of his chest, and some minor retouching on his hat. Very little if any retouching is visible in the face. Offered in a decoratively carved elaborate wooden frame with chips and losses to the paint. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.

Provenance:

(Possibly) Grantley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire; With G. Newstead Antiques, Knaresborough, from whom purchased by Roger Warner on 31 March 1958; With Roger Warner, by whom sold to a Private collector, England; Anonymous sale, Wyecroft Hall, near Axminster, where purchased a second time by Roger Warner; His sale, London, Christies South Kensington, 20 January 2009, lot 8; Anonymous sale (Property from an English Private Collection), London, Sotheby's, 30 October 2017, lot 9; There acquired.