Portrait of Jane Seymour, by Holbein (c.1536-7)

Portrait of Jane Seymour, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1536-7. Oil on oak; 65.4 x 40.7cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

The exact date of this painting is unknown, though clearly between the time of Jane’s marriage to Henry VIII in May 1536 and her death following childbirth in October 1537. The purpose of the painting is also unclear. The lack of reference to it in the royal inventories indicates that it was probably meant to be sent abroad. It was customary for royalty to send portraits of themselves and their family to fellow rulers. Though we do not know where the painting was sent, it found its way to Amsterdam by the beginning of the seventeenth-century.

Infrared examinations have uncovered the adjustments that Holbein made in the execution of the painting. Detail of her hands has changed, namely her left thumb extended, a jewel removed from the wrist, and the folds in skirt have been altered. A preliminary drawing of the portrait has survived:

www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/3419703980/in/set-7215...

which shows Jane wearing different jewellery and undersleeves of different design. Unlike the painting, the preliminary drawing remained in the Royal Collection.

Taken on: January 27, 2011

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Sets appears in: • Sixteenth century women • Jane Seymour more » • Early modern European portraits • Henry VIII • Queen Consorts of the Early Modern Period • Hans Holbein « less

Groups appears in: • The Six Wives of Henry VIII • Henry VIII (1491–1547)

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