Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

King Edward VI and the Pope NPG 4165

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist

Dendrochronological analysis shows that the panel on which this intriguing picture is painted comes from a tree that was felled between 1574 and 1590. The painting may well have been produced to commemorate the anti-papal policies of Edward VI and to celebrate the successful re-establishment of the Church of England under Elizabeth I. It shows Henry VIII on his deathbed (left), pointing towards his successor Edward VI. To the right of Edward are members of his council including the Protector, Lord Somerset, and... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.