Portrait of Henry VIII Portrait of Henry VIII Portrait of Henry VIII is a lost work by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting Henry VIII. It was destroyed by fire in 1698, but is still well known through many copies. It is one of the most iconic images of Henry and is one of the most famous portraits of any British monarch. It was originally created in 1536–1537 as part of a mural showing the Tudor dynasty at the Palace of Whitehall, London. Hans Holbein the Younger, originally from Germany, had been appointed the English King's Painter in 1536. The portrait was created to adorn
William Sadler (painter) William Sadler (painter) William Sadler II (c.1782 – 1839) was an Irish painter. He was a noted landscape painter. William Sadler II was the son of the portrait painter and engraver William Sadler. Two of his sons became painters, the eldest being William Sadler III. (The numbers after each name are merely used to distinguish one from another). Sadler lived at a number of different addresses before settling in Manders' Building, Ranelagh, where he died in December 1839. Sadler, who grew up in Dublin, exhibited his paintings between 1809 and 1821 in the city. In 1828 and 1833 he exhibited