On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Portrait miniature of a gentleman, possibly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Miniature
ca. 1532 (made)
Artist/Maker
Horenbout, Lucas (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Circular portrait miniature of a gentleman, possibly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Vellum stuck to plain card.

Delve deeper

Discover more about this object
read Portrait miniatures at the V&A In 1857, the year the new South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) opened to the public, the museum acquired its first portrait miniature – an image of Queen Elizabeth I by Nicholas Hilliard. The miniature, housed in an enamelled gold locket with a jewelled cover, is a rare survival as most E...

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Object type
Miniature
TitlePortrait miniature of a gentleman, possibly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Vellum stuck to plain card
Vellum
Card
Painting
Brief description
Portrait miniature of a gentleman by Lucas Horenbout, possibly depicting Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (c.1484-1545). Great Britain, ca. 1532.
Physical description
Circular portrait miniature of a gentleman, possibly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Vellum stuck to plain card.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 40mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by the Old Possum's Practical Trust from the collection of Mrs Valerie Eliot
Bibliographic reference
The following is an excerpt from 'Artists of the Tudor Court' (1983): 'Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (d. 1545), soldier and statesman, rose rapidly in Henry VIII's favour from his accession. Created Duke of Suffolk, 1514, he secretly married, 1515, the King's sister, Mary, widow of the French King François. Supported the King in the divorce proceedings and took part in several military exhibitions to France, including the capture of Boulogne, 1544. Two versions of this miniature are extant although the second version is not inscribed (rep. Reynolds, Connoisseur : Complete Period Guides, pl. 69 (c)). Condition makes it impossible to state which is the ad vivum version'.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.401-2013

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJuly 26, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1267671/portrait-miniature-of-a-gentleman-miniature-horenbout-lucas/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest