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English School, Portrait of Edward VI as a young boy, 16th Century

English School

Portrait of Edward VI as a young boy, 16th Century
Oil on panel
17 x 13 inches (52 x 41 cm)
Philip Mould & Co.
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To view all current artworks for sale visit philipmould.com The portraiture of Edward VI is the one of the most varied of all Tudor monarchs. It is certainly the most...
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The portraiture of Edward VI is the one of the most varied of all Tudor monarchs. It is certainly the most extensive of any Tudor child, perhaps even of any royal child. It has often been assumed that the bulk of Edward’s portraits stem from his historical portrayal as a Protestant icon, especially after the religious revolution following the reign of his sister Mary. However, such a view underestimates the role and importance of royal imagery, and views such pictures as we see them today – as historical artefacts.

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Provenance

Probably Wroxton Abbey;
D.P. Sellar, by whom sold;
Christies, London 17 March 1894, lot 82, bt P. Wyn for 5 guineas;
Christies, London 4 August 1972, lot 216, bt Crawshaw for 320 guineas;
with J Fielding of Bond Street in 1973;
Private Collection, UK.

Exhibitions

Lost Faces, 2007

Literature

Probably Tudor & Jacobean Portraits (London 1969), Vol I, page 92.
‘Lost Faces – Identity and Discovery Tudor Royal Portraiture’, David Starkey and Bendor Grosvenor (exhibition catalogue, London 2007), p. 63.
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