THE Walker Art Gallery’s stunning Henry Vlll portrait is featuring in a Dr David Starkey filmed four-part TV documentary this month.
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the Tudor King’s accession to the throne and, to celebrate the occasion, the Liverpool gallery’s most popular painting will appear on Channel 4’s Henry Vlll: Mind of the Tyrant.
The life-size portrait is based on Hans Holbein’s famous mural at Whitehall Palace, and was the first full-length portrait of a monarch to be created in England.
It features Henry, his Queen Jane Seymour, and his parents Henry Vll and Elizabeth of York.
To mark the anniversary, the Walker hosted a “Terrible Tudors” family fun day on Saturday. The free Tudor themed day featured mask making, music performances, and drawing activities.
Xanthe Brooke, curator of fine art at the Walker, said: “Visitors are always struck by his magnificent presence, and schoolchildren especially are fascinated by his story.”
HENRY Vlll: Mind of the Tyrant is shown at 9pm on Monday nights.
