Title

Edward VI, King of England, (1825). Artist: Sarah, Countess of Essex

Caption

Edward VI, King of England, (1825). Portrait of Edward (1537-1553) aged about 14. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he became king in 1547 when just 9 years old. His rule was characterised by harsh Protestant reform. After a miniature in the Royal Collection by Nicholas Hilliard (1537-1619). From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D58_236

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (4,0Mb) / 12,0in x 16,2in / 3608 x 4863 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature England people male boy boys cap religious flower flowers plant country religion monarch costume rose roses clothes British English headdress color colour king royal Christianity dress chain location century collar Britain royalty ruler Tudor headgear Protestant Protestantism coat of arms 16th century heraldry sixteenth century sovereign King Edward VI King of England watercolour portrait gouache Nicholas Edward VI Nicholas Hilliard;Hilliard Historica Graphica Collection Sarah Countess of Essex Essex Sarah Countess of gouache watercolour portrait