She may have been depicted in the painting of Henry the Eighth and His Family (1545), in which the man on the far right is identified as her colleague, court jester William Sommers. Jane is among several women suggested as the figure on the left, in the matching end panel to his. It also has been suggested that Jane was married to Will Sommers, but this has not been confirmed. Jane was the jester of Mary I before she became queen and continued as her court jester until Mary's death.
She may have been depicted in the painting of Henry the Eighth and His Family (1545), in which the man on the far right is identified as her colleague, court jester William Sommers.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
depict
depicted
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
painting
painting
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
flat
Number=Sing
Eighth
Eighth
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
Family
Family
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1545
1545
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
right
right
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
identify
identified
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
colleague
colleague
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
jester
jester
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
William
William
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sommers
Sommers
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Jane is among several women suggested as the figure on the left, in the matching end panel to his.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
among
among
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
figure
figure
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
left
left
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
matching
matching
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
end
end
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
panel
panel
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It also has been suggested that Jane was married to Will Sommers, but this has not been confirmed.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
csubj:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
marry
married
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Will
Will
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sommers
Sommers
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
confirm
confirmed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Jane was the jester of Mary I before she became queen and continued as her court jester until Mary's death.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
jester
jester
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
dep
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
I
I
NUM
CD
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Number=Sing
queen
queen
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
continue
continued
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
jester
jester
NOUN
NN
case
until
until
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mary
Mary
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.