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Portrait of Henry VIII Notebook and Pen Gift Set combines a lined notebook featuring the famous full-length Henry VIII portrait after Hans Holbein the Younger with a matching refillable metal pen and a presentation box. The image is derived from Holbein’s lost 1537 Whitehall Mural and preserves one of the most enduring visual representations of the Tudor king.
The front cover shows Henry VIII standing directly toward the viewer in a broad, wide-legged pose, surrounded by a dark field and dressed in richly ornamented Tudor clothing with gold, red, black and pale textile details. The stance, costume and direct gaze create the visual weight that made this portrait type a defining image of royal authority.
Artwork Portrait of Henry VIII Prototype artist Hans Holbein the Younger Source-object attribution After Hans Holbein the Younger Source object Walker Art Gallery full-length portrait Prototype Holbein’s 1537 Whitehall Mural Artwork Entity Type Painting Subject Type Portrait Source-object date After 1537 Medium Oil on canvas Current museum Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Product type Notebook and Pen Gift Set Notebook pages Lined Pen Matching refillable metal pen Cover colors Black, Brown, Dark Green and Red Presentation box Included Size One Size
This portrait type works especially well on a notebook because the original format is already tall and the sitter creates one strong central silhouette. Henry’s direct gaze, broad shoulders, wide-legged stance and richly expanded costume remain recognizable even when the image is reduced from gallery scale to an everyday writing object.
The design depends less on narrative props than on pose, body geometry and costume. That means the crop should preserve Henry’s full frontal stance before small jewelry or floor details. The broad silhouette is one of the strongest recognition anchors in Tudor royal portraiture.
Black is the recommended hero color because it continues the portrait’s dark background and maximizes contrast around the gold, red and pale costume. Brown is the fallback if the dark painted field merges too strongly into the physical Black cover.
A notebook combines recognizable art with a practical object used for notes, planning, study and writing. The matching refillable metal pen keeps the set coordinated, while the presentation box completes the gift-ready format.
Black is the recommended hero color. It extends the portrait’s dark field and gives the gold, red, pale stockings and jeweled costume the strongest contrast.
Brown supports the portrait’s warm gold, textile and historical neutral tones and becomes the preferred fallback if Black reduces edge separation.
Dark Green offers a restrained Tudor-inspired alternative that remains compatible with the artwork’s gold, red and dark decorative palette.
Red connects with the portrait’s warm royal costume accents and creates the boldest variant, while the dark background keeps the sitter visually dominant.
Review the product gallery before ordering to compare the exact artwork crop and appearance of all four available cover colors.
The famous full-length image of Henry VIII originates in Hans Holbein the Younger’s Whitehall Palace mural, completed in 1537. The mural showed Henry VIII with Jane Seymour, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and became one of the defining images of Tudor monarchy.
The original Whitehall wall painting was destroyed by fire in 1698, but its image survived through Holbein’s preparatory cartoon and numerous painted copies and derivatives. The full-length source image used as the reference for this product belongs to that Whitehall portrait tradition: it is the Walker Art Gallery version, derived from the lost mural and attributed after Hans Holbein the Younger rather than treated as an autograph surviving Holbein painting.
The portrait’s authority comes from Henry’s direct frontal stance, broad body, wide-set legs and richly decorated clothing rather than from conventional royal props such as a crown or sceptre. The result is a carefully constructed image of power that was repeatedly copied during and after Henry’s reign.
Cover material PU Printing Single-sided UV printing on the front cover Notebook interior Lined pages Closure detail Strap with metal buckle detail Pen Matching refillable metal pen Notebook dimensions 8.5 × 5.9 in, approximately 21.6 × 15 cm Presentation box dimensions 9.2 × 9.2 in, approximately 23.4 × 23.4 cm Listed set weight 0.55 kg, approximately 1.21 lb Available colors Black, Brown, Dark Green and Red Size One Size
Keep the notebook dry and avoid prolonged exposure to water. Protect the cover from sharp objects and scratches. Store the set in a dry place when it is not in use.
This product is made to order. Production takes approximately 6 days for most orders.
Standard Shipping: Average Shipping time 8–15 business days.
Learn how Henry VIII’s frontal stance, heavy costume and visual weight construct royal authority in our Portraits of Power guide.
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The set includes one lined notebook featuring the famous full-length Henry VIII portrait after Hans Holbein the Younger, one matching refillable metal pen and one presentation box.
The Walker source object is not presented as an autograph surviving Holbein painting. It is a derivative within the Henry VIII Whitehall portrait tradition and is attributed after Hans Holbein the Younger. Holbein created the lost 1537 Whitehall prototype, while the maker of this surviving Walker version is not identified.
The original Whitehall Palace mural was destroyed by fire in 1698. Its famous Henry VIII image survives through preparatory material, copies and later derivatives.
The full-length source portrait is held by the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England.
The broad frontal stance, wide legs, heavy costume and direct gaze give the figure exceptional visual weight and authority. These elements became central to the enduring public image of Henry VIII.
No. The Whitehall Mural was the lost prototype. The Walker painting is a surviving portrait derived from that original design.
Black is the recommended hero color because it reinforces the portrait’s dark background and gives the gold, red and pale costume strong contrast. Brown is the fallback if the artwork merges too strongly into the Black cover.
The set is available in Black, Brown, Dark Green and Red.
Yes. The set includes a matching refillable metal pen. The exact refill specification is not listed.
No. The artwork is applied with single-sided UV printing on the front cover.
The notebook measures 8.5 × 5.9 in, approximately 21.6 × 15 cm.
Yes. A presentation box measuring 9.2 × 9.2 in, approximately 23.4 × 23.4 cm, is included.
Production takes approximately 6 days for most orders because the product is made to order.
Standard Shipping: Average Shipping time 8–15 business days.
