Lot Essay
We are grateful to Nicholas Stogdon for his help in cataloguing this lot and for pointing out that this is the only engraved lifetime portrait of Henry VIII.
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King Henry VIII
Details
CORNELIS MASSYS (CIRCA 1510 - CIRCA 1557)
King Henry VIII
engraving, 1544, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression of the second, final state, with the date changed to 1548, trimmed to the subject
Sheet 172 x 129 mm.
King Henry VIII
engraving, 1544, on laid paper, without watermark, a good impression of the second, final state, with the date changed to 1548, trimmed to the subject
Sheet 172 x 129 mm.
Literature
Bartsch 58; Hollstein 170;
J. van der Stock, Cornelis Matsys 1510⁄11-1556/57, oeuvre graphique, Brussels, 1985, no. 33.
J. van der Stock, Cornelis Matsys 1510⁄11-1556/57, oeuvre graphique, Brussels, 1985, no. 33.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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