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HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger: Portrait of Jane Seymour

🖼 Portrait of Jane Seymour, c. 1537
Oil on oak
26 × 19 cm
The Hague, Netherlands

Pale, austere features emerge against a rich gold background, rendered with meticulous detail and jeweled restraint. Jane Seymour's composed gaze and formal dress document Henry VIII's third wife at the height of court power, capturing both her dignity and the fragility of her position.

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