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Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII

Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII
Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

The only surviving portrait of Henry VIII from Holbein’s own hand.

Source: the original on Wikimedia Commons, with its full record and licence.

—Senseshaper

Here endeth this leaf of Shaping Sense, called Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII. Imprinted by Senseshaper Press at senseshaper.com, firſt ſet forth the ſeventh day of October, 2026. Free to read, ſhare and cite under CC BY‑NC 4.0. Finis.

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Fisher,
Zachary [Senseshaper].
“Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII.”
Shaping Sense,
7 Oct. 2026,
senseshaper.com/holbein-henry-viii.
Short form: Senseshaper, “Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII.”

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