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 Henry Hunt (painter) acquired the nickname "Bird's Nest" Hunt. A patron of his was Thomas Monro, the Principal Physician of Bethlem Hospital. Hunt died of apoplexy. William Henry Hunt (painter) William Henry Hunt (London 28 March 1790 – 10 February 1864), was an English watercolourist. Hunt was born at 8 Old Belton Street, now 7 Endell Street, and was a resident of Marchmont Street, London and was apprenticed in about 1805 to John Varley,the English watercolour painter and astrologer, and a close friend of William Blake. Hunt remained with Varley for five or six years. He exhibited three oil paintings at the Royal