The Numbers commence in the West Gallery, and continue from left to right.

Throughout the Catalogue, in describing the pictures and medals, the RIGHT and the LEFT mean those of the spectator facing the portrait. His or her apply strictly to the persons represented.

WEST GALLERY.

REIGN OF HENRY VII. (1485-1509).

Henry VII., son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond (son of Owen Tudor and Katherine of France), and Margaret, dau. of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, and great grand-daughter of John of Gaunt, fourth son of Edward III., born at Pembroke Castle, July 26, 1455; proclaimed King by Sir William Stanley on the Field of Bosworth immediately after the battle, August 22, 1488; crowned October 30, ensuing; died at Richmond, April 21, 1509, and was buried in his own chapel at Westminster. He married, January 18, 1486, Princess Elizabeth Plantagenet, eldest daughter and heiress of Edward IV., who died February 11, 1503.

(1441-1509).

Bust, towards left, red square-cut dress, white chemise with gold and jewelled edging, diamond-shaped black hood with gold embroidery; pearl necklace: inscription on background. Panel 14 X 10 in.

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Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, known as "The Lady Margaret," the only dau. and heiress of John Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, grandson of Edward III. and Margaret Beauchamp, was born at Bletsoe, in Bedfordshire, in 1441, and at the age of sixteen was married to Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond (son of Owen Tudor and Katherine of France, and half-brother of Henry VI.), by whom she had one son, afterwards Henry VII. On the death of her husband, November 3, 1456, she married Sir Henry Stafford, son of the Duke of Buckingham, by whom she had no issue. She next married Thomas Lord Stanley, created Earl of Derby in 1485, who died before her in 1504. Margaret died June 21, 1509, just two months after Henry VII., and was buried in his chapel at Westminster. Lady Margaret was an accomplished woman, and translated The Mirroure of Golde to a Sinfull Soul, and also the fourth book of Gerson's treatise of the Mutatio Christi; but she has perpetuated her name principally by her foundation of St. John's and Christ's Colleges, Cambridge, and of a divinity professorship richly endowed. After she had married her third husband, the Earl of Derby, she engaged herself in religious vows, which is the reason of her being painted in the habit of a nun.

2. HENRY VII. (1485-1509).

Lent by G. MILNER-GIBSON-CULLUM, ESQ.

Half-length, under life-size, to right; cloth of gold vest, red fur-lined surcoat, black cap with jewel, collar of jewels; in right hand, red rose; left resting on ledge. Inscribed, HENRICVS VII. REX ANG. Panel 22 X 17 in.

Lent by TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

3. HENRY VII. (1485-1509).

Small half-length, to right, cloth of gold vest, crimson surcoat trimmed with fur, black cap with jewel; rose in right hand. Panel 14 x 10 in.

Lent by CHRIST CHURCH, Oxford.

4. ELIZABETH OF YORK, QUEEN OF HENRY VII. (1465-1509).

Small bust, to left, showing left hand, red velvet dress trimmed with jewels and ermine, black diamond-shaped head-dress trimmed with gold and jewels; pearl necklace, jewel pendant. Panel 15 X 11 in.

Elizabeth Plantagenet, Queen of Henry VII., called the "White Rose of York," the eldest child of Edward IV. and Elizabeth Woodville, born at Westminster Palace, February 11, 1465, was betrothed to Henry VII., then Earl of Richmond, in 1483, but the marriage was not solemnized till January 18, 1486, and her coronation was deferred till November 25, 1488, to the disgust of the adherents of her family. She died in the Tower of London on her birthday, February 11, 1503, and nine days after the birth of her child, Catherine. She bore the character of being gentle and good, and her effigy in Westminster bears testimony to her beauty. Bacon tells us that "the King all his lifetime showed himself no indulgent husband towards her; but that his aversion towards the house of York was so predominant in him, as it found place not only in his wars and councils, but also in his chamber and bed."

Lent by CHRIST CHURCH, OXFORD.

MARY TUDOR, DOWAGER QUEEN OF FRANCE, afterwards Duchess. of Suffolk (1497-1534).

Half-length, life-size, towards right; square-cut grey gown edged with pearls ; undersleeves embroidered with the Tudor rose; diamond-shaped jewelled cloth of gold hood with black veil; necklace of pearls and diamonds; jewel on breast with pendent pearl; hands rest on ledge; in right, apple. Panel 22 × 18 in.

Mary Tudor, dau. of Henry VII. and Elizabeth of York, born in 1497, was noted for her beauty, gentleness of disposition, and vivacity of manner. At an early age she was affianced to Prince Charles of Castile, but the engagement was broken off in 1513, and in the following year she was married to Louis XII. of France, who was as near as possible three times her age. Louis having survived his marriage but a few months, she privately espoused Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, with whom it is said she fell in love for his bravery at the tourney in honour of her coronation. In April, 1515, they were publicly married at Greenwich in the presence of Henry VIII., who at the first intelligence of the secret union had affected great displeasure. We know little of the subsequent history of Mary, who died January 23, 1534, at the age of 37. She had by her second marriage one son and daughter, Henry, Earl of Lincoln, and Frances, mother of Lady Jane Grey.

By JOHANNES Corvus.

6. HENRY VII. (1485-1509).

Lent by MRS. DENT of Sudeley.

Bust, life-size, to right, crimson vest, ermine-lined rich over-robe, fastened by heavy jewelled clasp, sable-lined surcoat, black cap, with jewel; inscribed, Kynge Henry ye Seventh Johan de Maubeuge, Ft. Panel 22 x 18 in.

By JAN DE MABUSE.

Lent by CAPTAIN JOSCELINE BAGOT.

7. SIR HENRY WYAT IN PRISON, AND THE CAT BRINGING HIM A PIGEON.

Within a prison, half-length, seated figure to right, black fur-lined dress and cap; over shoulders massive gold chain; in left hand folded paper: before him is seated a cat drawing a pigeon through the grating of a window. Canvas 29 × 24 in.

Sir Henry Wyat, of Allington Castle, in Kent, was in his early youth imprisoned in the Tower by Richard III., for his adhesion to Henry, Earl of Richmond, afterwards Henry VII. During his confinement there he suffered much from hunger and cold, and is said to have been preserved by a cat which fed him with pigeons (see No. 21). On the accession of Henry VII. he was knighted and made a Privy Councillor. One of the last services in which he was employed by that king was conducting to the Tower the unfortunate Earl of Suffolk, who was afterwards beheaded by Henry VIII. He was also a member of Henry VIII.'s Privy Council, Master of the Jewel-Office, and served in the vanguard at the Battle of the Spurs. He died in 1533. He married Anne, dau. of John Skinner, and was the father of Sir Thomas Wyat the poet.

Lent by The EARL OF ROMNEY.