Why it matters
Sixteen-year-old Christina of Denmark, already widowed, in mourning dress. Henry VIII commissioned it as a betrothal portrait, but she declined: 'If I had two heads, I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England.'
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1538.
- Thomas Cromwell commissioned it for Henry VIII.
- It is painted in oil on oak.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Christina of Denmark (CC BY-SA 4.0).
