Three children of K. Henry VII and Elizabeth his Queen.
- Vertue, George, 1684-1756
- Date:
- 1748
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- 570449i
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After a painting described in the 1542 inventory of Henry VIII’s collection at Whitehall (or another version of it) as "… oone table with the pictures of the 3 children of the King of Denmarks … ". The children were therefore identified as three children of King Christian II of Denmark, and Isabella of Habsburg: (left to right) Princess Dorothea, Prince John, and Princess Christina. The lettering of the present print, which represents them as Prince Arthur, Prince Henry and Princess Margaret, children of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, reflects the title that was given to the painting when it was re-discovered in the Royal Collection in the early 18th century. The future King Henry VIII (b. 1491) is not known to have visited Middelburg (where Gossaert mainly worked) as a child, nor is Gossaert known to have visited England at the time. Given the age of the central figure, if it were Henry, the painting would have to have been painted before about 1500, but Gossaert did not become a member of the Guild of Saint Luke at Antwerp until 1503, let alone enjoy royal patronage (Campbell, loc. cit.)
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