Metsys, Cornelis. Henricus dei gra[tia] rex Anglie

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: Vol. XI, p. 210, no. 170
Folger bibliographic ID: 246853
Folger call number: ART 252- 711
Folger holdings ID: 110281
Accession Number: 252711

Half-length portrait of King Henry VIII

General notes

Monogram of Metsys is in upper right above image, and in mirror-image reverse with the date 1544 in upper right within image Coat of arms above Henry's right shoulder, reads "Hony soyt qui mal y pe[n]se" (with "hony soyt" in mirror-image reverse) Cited in: Hollstein 170.II; O'D 33; Bartsch IX.116.58 Also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2010. Vivat Rex! (catalog entry 134)

Item information about Folger ART 252- 711

Trimmed just within the plate mark, except at the top where the blank area has also been trimmed Acquired in honor of Laura Hull Cofield in honor of 30 years of employment at the Folger Shakespeare Library

Extended title: Henricus dei gra[tia] rex Anglie CM [monogram]
Alternate titles: Henricvs dei gra rex Anglie, Henry VIII, King of England

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

printmaker: Metsys, Cornelis, approximately 1510-
depiction: Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547