a curteyne of yellow and white sarconette paned Hen. VIII. together." The following are the principal portraits. For the convenience of more ready reference, I have arranged them in alphabetical order. The strange spelling of proper names has been preserved, but the words of each entry are not absolutely given in exact succession. WESTMINSTER INVENTORY. A.D. 1542-7. 1. "Prince Arthurre, wearing like a redde cappe with a brooche oppon it and a collor of redde and white rooses." No mention of a curtain. This picture is one that I have succeeded in identifying at Windsor Castle, and of which, until my attention was attracted to it, the name had been lost. (See Archæologia, vol. 39, page 245.) It was No. 49 of the recent Portrait Exhibition at South Kensington. (98.)+ 2. "Prynce Arthure." No curtain. (32.) 3. "Barsele the Countesse of Corne." (83.) With a curtain. 4. "The Duke of Burbonne." A curtain. (86.) 5. “The Quene of Castile, a little table.” No curtain. (75.) 6. "The Kynge of Castile's childerne; a foldinge table." (53.) 7. "The French Kynge, Charles theight." A curtain. (84.) In pictures of the 16th century we sometimes observe representations of framed paintings, hanging on a wall in the background, as if partially covered by curtains attached to rings running on a rod. + These numbers in brackets refer to the order in which the pictures appear in the original inventory. 1509-47. Westmin- 8. "Charles Duke of Burgonde, a little table." curtain. (102.) ster Palace. 1542-7. With a 9. "Charles the Great Emperouer." With a curtain. This Portrait of Charlemagne occurs again in the catalogue of Charles I.'s pictures, and is not at present to be identified among the royal paintings; but an apparently similar picture belongs to the Society of Antiquaries at Somerset House. (114.) 10. "Charles themprouer, a 'stayned cloth'." This term "stained" appears to have been used for pictures painted in transparent colours upon linen. Many instances of this kind of painting may be met with at this period. (154.) 11. "Themperouer, his doublet beinge cutte and a Rose= mary braunche in his hande." No curtain. This picture is at present at Windsor Castle. (See Archæologia, vol. 39, page 263.) (99.) 12. "Tholde Emperouer, themprouer that nowe is, and Ferdynando." With a curtain. Apparently Maximilian, Charles V., and his brother Ferdinand, as seen in a beautiful little wood-carving at Vienna, where their names are inscribed. This group appears again, but under false names, in the catalogue of Charles I. See post, page 335. (16.) Kynge of Denmarke." 13." Thre childerne of the (Christian II.) With a curtain. Still in the royal collection at Hampton Court. Engraved by G. Vertue, and by him incorrectly named "the children of Henry VII." (See Archæologia, vol. 39, p. 256.) It was No. 58 of the Kensington Portrait Exhibition, and, notwithstanding repeated remonstrances, retained an unqualified designation in the official catalogue of the Exhibition, as "Prince Arthur, Prince Henry, and Princess Margaret." (10.) 14. Kynge Edwarde the iiij." With a curtain. Of this monarch two portraits on panel still remain at Windsor tories of 1542-47. Castle. One, rather large, which is extremely well wrought, and Invensurrounded by a peculiar, gilt inner framework, which corresponds Hen. VIII. with some borderings on other royal portraits of the same period. He is putting a ring on the first finger of his left hand. We shall again meet with this picture in the collection of Charles I. The smaller, but very inferior portrait, also of life-size, but showing little more than the head, was No. 24 of the Kensington Exhibition. (52.) 15. "The Kynge's Majestie." With a curtain. This designation of the "King's Majesty" applies to Edward VI., and is, therefore, only to be found in the Inventory of 1547. Before his accession he was merely styled "Prince Edward," and the "Lord Prince his Grace," as will be seen in the earlier catalogue preserved in the Record Office. (46.) 16. "The Kynge's Majestie, the whole stature, in a gowne like crpmsen satten furred with lusernes." Protected by a curtain. (150.) 17. "The Kynge's Majesty, the whole stature, stayned upon clothe." Protected by a curtain of green sarcenet. (47.) 18. "Queen Elizabethe, King Edward's Wiffe.” a curtain. Edw. VI. With Elizabeth This picture still exists at Windsor Castle, and it was No. 30 of the Kensington Exhibition. An inferior picture, although in many respects very similar, was contributed to the Exhibition, No. 29, from Hampton Court. (51.) 19. "Quene Elizabethe." With a curtain. Evidently Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII. This picture still remains at Windsor Castle, and also belonged to King Charles I. (43.) Woodville. Elizabeth. 20. "The Ladye Elizabeth, her Grace, with a booke in Princess her hande, her gowne like crymeson clothe of golde, withe workes." (Patterned.) No curtain. U Princess The remains of an early inscription on the upper part of the Elizabeth, A.D. 1546. picture clearly show that it was intended for Queen Elizabeth, when Princess. The dress is richly embroidered with patterns (works). It occurs again in King Charles's catalogue. This very interesting picture has recently been removed from Hampton Court to St. James's Palace. It was No. 247 of the Kensington Portrait Exhibition. (151.) Eleonora, Francis I. 21. "Elizabethe of Austry, Quene of Denmark." With a curtain. Most probably Isabella (Elizabeth), wife of Christian II., and sister to the Emperor Charles V. She would consequently be the mother of the three children already specified in No. 13 of this inventory. (29.) 22. "Elonora the Frenche Quene in the Spanishe arraye and a cappe on her headde with an Orrenge in her hande.” Several portraits of this sister of the Emperor Charles V. are still extant; but in the majority of them she is represented hold ing a letter instead of an orange. A picture, answering to the description given above, was recently in the possession of Mr. H. Graves, the print-seller. A fine portrait of this princess, holding the letter, is still preserved at Hampton Court Palace, No. 319, of the catalogue; and another, on a much smaller scale, belongs to H.R.H. the Duke d'Aumale, at Orleans House. (9.) 23. "Ferdinando Kynge of Aragon." Without a curtain. This picture is still preserved at Windsor Castle. It is inscribed: "Le Roy Dnn Fernando Dorragon." A similar picture of Ferdinand the Catholic is in the collection of the Society of Antiquaries. This royal picture reappears in the catalogue of Charles I. (135.) 24. "The Frenche Kynge when he was yonge, a little rounde table." With a curtain at the time of the earlier Inventory. (77.) 25. "The Frenche Kynge, having a dublet of crymeson coloure and a gowne garnyshed with knottes made like peerls." tories of A small picture of Francis I., corresponding in many respects Invenwith this, remains at Hampton Court. The Earl of Dudley has a Hen. VIII. similar portrait, the size of life. Compare King Charles's cata- 1542-47. logue, page 111, No. 21. (8.) 26. "The Frenche Kynge, the Quene his wiffe and the Foole standinge behynde him." Protected by a curtain. This curious, but much injured picture, is still preserved at Hampton Court. A similar painting is at Longleat, the seat of the Marquis of Bath. (71.) 27. "Fredericke the Thirde, Emperoure, with a copffe on Emperor of his heade." Protected by a curtain. (117.) 28. "Frederyk Duke of Saxon." With a curtain. Probably Frederick III., called the Wise, who took Lucas Cranach the painter with him to the Holy Land. (27.) 29. "The Wiffe of the lord Fyennes; a little table." With a curtain. (140.) 30." Henry the th." Protected by a curtain. This interesting profile portrait still remains in the royal collection at Windsor. It also belonged to Charles I., and was subsequently removed to Kensington Palace. It was not included in the Kensington Portrait Exhibition. There are naturally many repetitions of this picture, on account of his universal popularity. (49.) 31. The well-known picture, with the hands clasped. It is in a gilt frame, with the royal arms of France and England in the spandrils to correspond with similar borderings to the portraits of Edward IV. and Richard III. This picture is still at Windsor Castle. There are repetitions of it belonging to the Society of Antiquaries and the British Museum. It appears in the catalogue of pictures belonging to Charles I. (50.) 46 Henry the VE." With a curtain. 32. “Kinge Henrye the Seventh." Protected by a curtain. Germany. English |