late 18th century oil portrait of king edward 6th of england english school painting on canvas 37 x 32.5 inches

ABOUT KING EDWARD VI

Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine.[1] The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant. During Edward's reign, the realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached maturity. The Council was first led by his uncle Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, (1547–1549), and then by John Dudley, 1st Earl of Warwick, from 1551 Duke of Northumberland (1550–1553).Edward's reign was marked by economic problems and social unrest that, in 1549, erupted into riot and rebellion. An expensive war with Scotland, at first successful, ended with military withdrawal from there and Boulogne-sur-Mer in exchange for peace. The transformation of the Anglican Church into a recognisably Protestant body also occurred under Edward, who took great interest in religious matters. Although Henry VIII had severed the link between the Church of England and Rome, he never permitted the renunciation of Catholic doctrine or ceremony. It was during Edward's reign that Protestantism was established for the first time in England with reforms that included the abolition of clerical celibacy and the Mass and the imposition of compulsory services in English. The architect of these reforms was Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose Book of Common Prayer has proved lasting.In February 1553, at age 15, Edward fell ill. When his sickness was discovered to be terminal, he and his Council drew up a "Devise for the Succession", attempting to prevent the country being returned to Catholicism. Edward named his cousin Lady Jane Grey as his heir and excluded his half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth. However, this was disputed following Edward's death and Jane was queen for only nine days before Edward's half-sister, Mary, was proclaimed Queen. She reversed Edward's Protestant reforms, which nonetheless became the basis of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement of 1559.FURTHER HISTORY VIEWABLE ON LINK BELOW:
(Copy & Paste Link into your computor's browser)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_EnglandARTIST;The artist is unknown,but was clearly painted by a good competent hand for such an early work.

CONDITIONTHIS FINE EARLY EXAMPLE IS OFFERED FOR SALE IN ITS ORIGINAL DISCOVERED CONDITION WITHOUT HAVING BEEN CLEANED,LINED OR REVARNISHED & IS IN A VERY GOOD STATE FOR THE AGE, REQUIRING NO REAL RESTORATION.DATEThe approximate dateline is estimated to be late 18th century.(1780-90)FRAMEMay not be the original,but has certainly been around the portrait for afew hundred years,and is itself dated 18th century in our opinion.MEASUREMENTS:
Height : 37 Inches (Including Frame)
Width : 32.5 Inches (Including Frame)
Depth : 3 InchesRARITYA RARE PORTRAIT TO FIND FOR SALE,AND ONE OF ONLY AN HANDFUL DATING FROM THIS EARLY PERIOD.TELEPHONE ENQUIRIES: 07765 856171
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Materials:

Oil on Canvas

Width (cm):

83 CM

Height (cm):

94 CM

Depth (cm):

8 CM

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