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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #120 on: December 17, 2005, 11:32:20 PM »
I have no idea.  Where did the picture come from?  

There are so many things that makes this (the colored picture, not the black and white) seem like Katharine of Aragon: the eyes, the thrust out chin, the headdress, the general fashion (especially the jewels).  

Anyways, I googled Katherine Parr and found the image in question on the site:

http://tudorhistory.org/parr/gallery.html

The picture is listed as Katherine Parr, currently located at Lambeth palace, and that it was painted by an unknown artist.  Also, compare it to the painting of Katharine of Aragon done in the 1530s and it seems almost identical.  

My theories: mistaken identity, Parr's painter copying the style of Aragon's painter, or a deliberate attempt to compare/contrast the two wives (first wife and last wife, Catholic and Protestant, both virtuous, both educated, both older, etc.)  I also remember reading some where, probably in one of Wier's books, that Katharine was named for Katharine the First like many girls so maybe she (Katherine II) in some way was paying tribute to her (Katharine I).

This is starting to confuse me!   :o
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #121 on: December 18, 2005, 12:16:05 AM »
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Aussie Kim, its Katherine Parr, they reckon so because of the jewellery. ;)




Thanks Pommie Kim for explaining. ;)


That last portrait Pommie Kim posted looks  more like Margaret of Scotland than anyone else. But then again, I could be wrong. ::)






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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #122 on: December 21, 2005, 08:25:52 AM »
I'm getting confused too! These last pictures of "Katherine Parr" look an awful lot like a different Katherine to me--Katherine of Aragon!! I do not believe one woman could look so different!!! And they look NOTHING like the portrait of Katherine Parr I'm used to seeing!! I think someone is getting their Katherines mixed up!! ???
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #123 on: December 21, 2005, 08:39:59 AM »


For your enjoyment, here is a miniature portrait of KP by Lucas Horenbout
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #124 on: December 21, 2005, 08:41:54 AM »
Is there a date for this one Kim?
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #125 on: December 21, 2005, 08:47:54 AM »
Well, Mr Horenbout died in 1544, he did some wonderful miniatures, I am going to dig out a beautiful one of Anne Boleyn especially for Stacey ;D.
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #126 on: December 21, 2005, 08:55:18 AM »
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #127 on: December 21, 2005, 08:58:38 AM »
Here is his Anne Boleyn ;)
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #128 on: December 21, 2005, 09:00:21 AM »
Oh, yes, I've known that to be ID'd as Mary Boleyn too.
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #129 on: December 21, 2005, 09:08:34 AM »

here is Mary Boleyn, strong family resemblance and a right lickerish wench what what  ;D :P
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #130 on: December 21, 2005, 09:11:26 AM »
Thanks Kim!  :D Yes, they look really alike, don't they? How do you think the miniature of Anne compares to the famous one of her?
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #131 on: December 21, 2005, 09:15:14 AM »
My favorites are the Horenbout miniature and the portrait of her at Hever(clutching a rose). IMO she is beautiful in these portraits and you can see  why Henry was so attracted toward her
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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #132 on: December 26, 2005, 12:44:54 AM »
Katherine Howard:

-Born in 1525
-1st? cousin to Anne Boleyn
-5th Queen to Henry VIII
-28 July 1540 Marriage of Henry VIII to Katherine Howard
-1 Nov. 1540 Henry VIII informed of Katherine's "misconduct"
-7 Feb. 1541 Katherine Howard was condemned to death
-13 Feb. Katherine Howard was Executed

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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #133 on: December 26, 2005, 03:19:05 AM »
interesting that it took henry that long to take action against her. in the anne boleyn thread there's the talk of how fast he acted against her (in three weeks she was dead). with katherine howard, henry took two months to condemn her...  

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Re: Six Wives of Henry VIII
« Reply #134 on: December 26, 2005, 09:23:26 AM »
She was only 16 when she was executed?  I thought she was in her 20s!