Sir Henry Wyatt by Holbein, c.1537 - a photo on Flickriver

Portrait of Sir Henry Wyatt, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1537. Oil on oak; 39 x 31cm. Musée du Louvre.

Sir Henry Wyatt was treasurer of the Chamber from 1524-28 and was paymaster for the 1527 Greenwich festivities. He was one the longest serving courtiers to Henry VII and Henry VIII and had been an opponent of Richard III during that king’s reign. Due to his loyalty to the Tudors he was awarded throughout his lifetime and became master of the king's jewels in June 1488. He became a privy councillor in 1504, and was granted arms in 1507–8. He was also an executor of Henry VII's will. His son Sir Thomas was the famous poet and diplomat; his grandson, also named Thomas, was the rebel who lent his name to the uprising of 1554 that opposed Queen Mary I’s marriage to Philip of Spain.

Sir Henry died in 1536, so this painting was probably began in the last year of his life and only completed after death. Dendrochronological analysis appears to confirm this. Sir Henry may have sensed the end was near; he is depicted clutching a large cross, the symbol of salvation, and Holbein has subtly drawn attention to Sir Henry’s mature years, namely with the emphasis on his weary face. Given that his son was accused of committing adultery with the then queen, Anne Boleyn, and imprisoned in the Tower in 1536, Sir Henry’s expression is entirely justified!

I have previously posted a posthumous copy of the portrait:

www.flickr.com/photos/20631910@N03/2607267769/

Taken on: January 27, 2011

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