Claire | July 18, 2023
Today’s #PortraitTuesday treat is a lovely miniature of Queen Anne Boleyn by Dutch artist Lucas Cornelisz de Kock (c.1493–1552). According to Michael Bryan, in his “Dictionary of Painters and Engravers”, Cornelisz became a court painter to Henry VIII after having worked as a cook (hence “de Kock”) in his native country to support his family. […]
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Claire | April 25, 2023
For this week’s #portraittuesday, I’m sharing this stunning miniature of Anne Boleyn by John Hoskins. Isn’t it lovely? It dates to the 17th century, but historian Eric Ives believes that Hoskins based it on an earlier portrait, a contemporary portrait. Historian Eric Ives believes that Hoskins had access to a now lost full-length portrait of […]
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Claire | January 4, 2013
I am very excited to be listing Roland Hui’s beautiful hand-painted miniatures for sale here at The Anne Boleyn Files. You may remember me mentioning Roland before, in articles about Tudor portraiture, because he has done extensive research on Tudor portraits and has some very interesting ideas on Anne Boleyn’s portraiture and two miniatures which […]
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Claire | February 22, 2012
As today is the anniversary of the death of miniaturist John Hoskins in 1665, I thought it was only right to share with you his beautiful miniature of Anne Boleyn. This miniature, although painted in the 17th century, is said to have been based on “an ancient original” and Anne Boleyn’s biographer, historian Eric Ives, […]
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