Portrait of Henry VIII, King of England

The Portrait of Henry VIII is a renowned, yet now lost, work by Hans Holbein the Younger that depicts the English king during the Northern renaissance. Created around 1536–1537, it was part of a larger Panel showing the Tudor dynasty at the Palace of Whitehall in Westminster. Famous for its depiction of Henry's commanding presence, the portrait is one of the most iconic images of any British monarch. It was originally painted using Oil paint and became widely recognized through numerous copies, even after the loss of the original in a fire in 1698.