The Lost Prince
dal 17/10/2012 al 12/1/2013
Segnalato da
17/10/2012
The Lost Prince
National Portrait Gallery, London
The Life and Death of Henry Stuart. Marking the 400th anniversary of Henry's death, the show includes some of the most important works of art and culture produced and collected in the Jacobean period: portraits by Holbein, Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver, designs by Inigo Jones and poetry by Ben Jonson in his own hand.
Brave, handsome, clever, athletic, noble and cultured, Henry Stuart (1594-1612) embodied all the princely virtues. As the future King Henry IX he was the focus of great hope and expectation and his court was the centre of a revival of chivalry and a renaissance in the arts. Henry’s early death caused widespread national grief, and led eventually to the accession to the throne of his younger brother, the doomed King Charles I.
Marking the 400th anniversary of Henry’s death, The Lost Prince will include some of the most important works of art and culture produced and collected in the Jacobean period, including portraits by Holbein, Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver, designs by Inigo Jones and poetry by Ben Jonson in his own hand. These will be shown together with a large selection of paintings, drawings, books, armour and other artefacts, gathered from museums and private collections in Britain and abroad, some of which have never previously been on public display.
The exhibition, which explores Henry’s life and image, and the extraordinary reaction to his death, will transform our understanding of this exceptional prince and the time in which he lived.
Supported by The Weiss Gallery and individual exhibition supporters
National Portrait Gallery
St Martin’s Place, WC2H 0HE - London
Daily 10.00 – 18.00
Closure commences at 17.50
Thursdays and Fridays until 21.00
Closure commences at 20.50
Last admission to The Lost Prince: The Life and Death of Henry Stuart is one hour before the Gallery closes. The Gallery is closed 24-26 December 2012.