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
Thomas Bott (painter) 1862 International Exhibition. Bott was attacked by paralysis in the beginning of 1869, and was unable to work from that time. He died on 13 December 1870. Attribution Thomas Bott (painter) Thomas Bott (1829–1870) was an English china painter. Bott was born near Kidderminster, and trained in his father's business of making spade handles. He took up drawing, and found work in a glass factory. He went to Birmingham and for two or three years was a portrait painter. From Birmingham Bott went in 1852 to Worcester, and became one of the main artists of the Royal Porcelain Works, being