Edward Vi After Holbein London, Circa 1825 Attributed To Artist F. Read (active 1817 - 1852)

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Era: 1800s / 19th century

Country of Origin: United Kingdom > England

Materials: Paint > Ink, Paint > Watercolor, Paper

Condition: Excellent Condition

Style: Art > English School

Item description:

Edward Vi after Holbein, London circa 1825s. Watercolor and ink heightened with gouache and gold. This large miniature follows the Holbein portrait in the National Portrait Gallery closely but not exactly. The watercolor is embellished with tiny ink lines applied with a pen, then heightened with white gouache and gold. Diane Foskett lists the artist F. Read (active 1817 - 1852) as having painted "a set of ten miniatures after Holbein, and others representing Henry Viii, his six wives, Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and Edward Vi". According to Foskett the group was sold at Sotheby's in 1960. Inscribed in the image: "Anno Domini 1517 Aetatis suae X" and on the back of the frame, on old laid paper: "King Edward Vi Aetatis suae X after Holbein" Provenance: Private Collection.