LUCAS HORENBOUT (C. 1490/5-1544)
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519-1536)
c.1533-4RCIN 420019
Henry Fitzroy was the favoured illegitimate son of Henry VIII. Instead of depicting Fitzroy as a confident, wealthy and quasiroyal youth, this intimate portrait shows him in a state of undress, wearing a nightcap and shirt. This unusual presentation suggests his vulnerability and may reflect his terminal ill health.