I think you are spot on regarding the similarly between the sketch of Anne and the miniature of Margaret Roper. You are so brilliant! Thanks for sharing this interesting video 🙏
Great video. I do caution on using Nicholas Sander for anything in the description of Anne Boleyn as it was a Catholic propaganda treatise designed to denigrate Elizabeth I. Sanders never met Anne and his ludicrous projected tooth, the origin of the 6 finger myth were designed to prove Anne a monster and by association her daughter.
Regarding nightgowns - they aren't nightgowns as we think of them today. it's a luxious robe like garment that goes over a chemise. If you want the last episode of Elizabeth R with Glenda Jackson when Essex bursts into her chamber she's wearing a nightgown in that scene.
Note the expensive black fabrics and the linings. It's a way for someone to be up and about in their private chambers before being laced and pinned into the court dress.
Cheke is a good source for the identifications . The two he got wrong both date from Holbein's first residency in England when he painted the famous family of Thomas More. The second residency he changed to the pink primed paper. So it is likely that Cheke may not have known for certain who the ladies were.
The back of the Anne Boleyn drawing has the coat of arms of the Wyatt family . It is the only one of the surviving Holbein drawings that has anything on the back, suggesting it was reusued.
I recommend checking out Dr. Owen Emmerson's YouTube channel as he has gone into the contemporary portraiture of Anne.
Thank you so much for making these articles open source! Fascinating stuff. I also very much enjoyed your discussion with Adam Pennington regarding Anne and the charge of witchcraft.
My pleasure, Laura! I plan to have everything on Substack freely available, all you have to do is subscribe and receive notifications. There's so much to talk about! I'm glad you enjoyed my chat with Adam, it was based on the paper I wrote, if you'd like to read in more detail: https://rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10.21039/rsj.411
I think you are spot on regarding the similarly between the sketch of Anne and the miniature of Margaret Roper. You are so brilliant! Thanks for sharing this interesting video 🙏
Thank you Kim! xx I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Amazing! Looking forward to watching.
Thank you Laura! xx
Apparently your book isn’t on preorder in the US other than in Kindle
That's right. You can wait and order the paperback/hardcover when the book is out on March 14. Thanks for your interest! xx
Thank you.
Thanks, Sylvia, for this exciting news! I enjoy reading your books and the videos will be a great addition 👍
Thank you, Janice! I appreciate it! xx
Great video. I do caution on using Nicholas Sander for anything in the description of Anne Boleyn as it was a Catholic propaganda treatise designed to denigrate Elizabeth I. Sanders never met Anne and his ludicrous projected tooth, the origin of the 6 finger myth were designed to prove Anne a monster and by association her daughter.
Regarding nightgowns - they aren't nightgowns as we think of them today. it's a luxious robe like garment that goes over a chemise. If you want the last episode of Elizabeth R with Glenda Jackson when Essex bursts into her chamber she's wearing a nightgown in that scene.
Note the expensive black fabrics and the linings. It's a way for someone to be up and about in their private chambers before being laced and pinned into the court dress.
Cheke is a good source for the identifications . The two he got wrong both date from Holbein's first residency in England when he painted the famous family of Thomas More. The second residency he changed to the pink primed paper. So it is likely that Cheke may not have known for certain who the ladies were.
The back of the Anne Boleyn drawing has the coat of arms of the Wyatt family . It is the only one of the surviving Holbein drawings that has anything on the back, suggesting it was reusued.
I recommend checking out Dr. Owen Emmerson's YouTube channel as he has gone into the contemporary portraiture of Anne.
Hi Diane, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm trying to be brief & cover the most important info. I have a deeper discussion about Anne's portraiture in the upcoming book. I also wrote papers about Anne's appearance & Hans Holbein's drawing, check them out: https://rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10.21039/rsj.411 and https://rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10.21039/rsj.467
Thank you so much for making these articles open source! Fascinating stuff. I also very much enjoyed your discussion with Adam Pennington regarding Anne and the charge of witchcraft.
My pleasure, Laura! I plan to have everything on Substack freely available, all you have to do is subscribe and receive notifications. There's so much to talk about! I'm glad you enjoyed my chat with Adam, it was based on the paper I wrote, if you'd like to read in more detail: https://rsj.winchester.ac.uk/articles/10.21039/rsj.411