Abstract
In October 2006, the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a late sixteenth-century, three-quarters length panel portrait of a woman, NPG 6804, and concluded that this work was a copy taken ...
Highlights
In October 2006, the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a late sixteenth-century, three-quarters length panel portrait of a woman, NPG 6804, and concluded that this work was a copy taken from an original likeness of the elusive Lady Jane Grey (c.1537–1554), portraying her in 1553 during her brief reign as nineday queen
Which sixteenth-century queen of England is represented in the National Portrait Gallery painting NPG 6804? Is it the tragic nine-day queen Lady Jane Grey or Queen Kateryn Parr, the sixth and surviving wife of the notorious Henry VIII? This article seeks to identify the lady in the portrait but to suggest the circumstances that surrounded its commission
Labeled “Lady Jane”, the painting is a copy of an earlier work and evidence provided by new research indicates that the original work is more likely to be a portrait of Kateryn Parr created in the seminal year 1544 when Parr was acting as Regent-General of England
Summary
In October 2006, the National Portrait Gallery in London acquired a late sixteenth-century, three-quarters length panel portrait of a woman, NPG 6804, and concluded that this work was a copy taken from an original likeness of the elusive Lady Jane Grey (c.1537–1554), portraying her in 1553 during her brief reign as nineday queen. Subjects: Museum and Heritage Studies; Arts; Humanities; Language & Literature Keywords: tudor images; english portraiture; english queens; Kateryn Parr; Catherine Parr; Katherine Parr; Jane Grey; Henry VIII; Thomas Tallis; John Hayes In October 2006, the National Portrait Gallery in London (NPG hereafter) acquired a late sixteenth or early seventeenth-century, three-quarters length panel portrait of a woman, NPG 6804 (Figure 1, details 1[a] & 1[b]). On the evidence discussed below, NPG 6804 would fall into the category of the many simulated images created at that time from a variety of earlier, appropriated face patterns none of which can be reliably identified as Jane Grey
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