The National Portrait Gallery Book of the Tudors - Softcover

Gittings, Claire

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857594304 ISBN 13: 9781857594300

Publisher: Scala Books, 2006

Synopsis

When the National Portrait Gallery was established, the primary criterion for including a work was the history and the status of the sitter. It is fitting, therefore, that Scala's first two books published in association with this national treasure should be this delightful presentation of the Tudor kings and queens. The National Portrait Gallery has such an important collection of 16th century portraits that a whole gallery, known as The Tudor Gallery, is devoted to them. Hanging there is the striking portrait of Henry VII painted in 1505, the earliest painting in the collection, and Hans Holbein's magnificent cartoon of Henry VII and Henry VIII. There is also the Ditchley portrait of Elizabeth I, as well as the Gallery's first ever acquisition, a portrait of William Shakespeare. Early portrait miniatures include Nicholas Hilliard's earliest portrait of Elizabeth I, painted in 1572, and portraits of her courtiers and favourites, such as Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scala Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1857594304
• ISBN 13: 9781857594300
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 8