Featured Henry VIII miniature painting

hi folks

found this in a charity shop. was very unassuming in a plastic wallet and modern mounting

but thought it had something about it

took it to bits, and surprisingly think it has some age

painted on a hard white material, not porcelain

love the blood red background

it isnt what you would call a fine painting, but it has something i think, sort of more a caricature

any thoughts or info appreciated

 

I'd say an amateur , but with a well trained hand......and spunk !!!

age....... one would think so,,,,,

I don't collect this......but it would be hard to walk away from......
nice find !!!

 

Agree with komo, an amateur. After Hans Holbein the Younger's portrait.

 

thanks mate, its got charm.

you wouldnt have thought it was anything, the way it was. looked like a modern print

 

will look into that thanks Aj. what sort of period would you place it at ?

 

The original was 1540.
The paper on this one seems to have age, maybe late 19th-early 20th century? Not really my area of expertise though.

 

yeah that seems to fit it, i thought 19th and think maybe on celluloid

he liked a wife or two didnt he ?

 

i did wonder what that was on the back

 

i reckon would look miles better paired with a Victorian frame

 

I dunno......the colours...subject matter....you could get funky with a frame....

or like u say....a gold guilt over the top look..

 

what a fantastic beast of a man

i thought the arms on mine looked weird, but looks like it is in keeping

 

A coin was worth its weight in Silver before Henry came along and started mixing the silver content with copper, so I learned recently

The big old fraud

 

boy, I wish I had a codpiece like that when I was younger.......

today, I'd settle for the dagger. !!!!

 

Portrait as propaganda. The reality was quite different.

Debora

 

I so totally agree, definite stuffing to the codpiece

 

and the shoulder pads !!

 

They have captured the facial features very well. What are you looking for with he ultra violet light?

 

Spunk and blood

No, good question, I pondered for a minute if it was painted on ivory
But then realized that there's no tusk that size

I've found some before that where painted on ivory but they were much smaller

 

I love things like this that need unravelling.
Were paintings ever done on celluloid?