Hans Holbein the Younger
Erasmus Writing
From $80
This painting is deep blue, crimson and silver brocade, and a cheap copy turns it flat and muddy. Our Holbein Jane Seymour print is made from the museum’s own photograph, unretouched, so the brocade stays crisp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x18 inch, 18x28 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The blues, reds and silvers look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Jane Seymour, Queen of England by Hans Holbein the Younger
The portraitist of Tudor England
Hans Holbein the Younger, born in Augsburg and trained in Basel, became painter to Henry VIII. His portraits are so precise you feel you could speak to the sitter.
Third queen
Jane Seymour married Henry VIII in May 1536, days after Anne Boleyn’s execution. Holbein painted her that year.
A son and a funeral
She gave Henry his son, the future Edward VI, and died less than two weeks later, in 1537. Henry was later buried beside her.
Read the story
A young woman stands against a deep blue background, her hands folded. She wears a pointed, gabled hood, a gown of crimson and silver, and pearls at her throat. Her face is calm and serious.
This is Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII.
She married the king in May 1536, only days after his second wife, Anne Boleyn, had been executed. Hans Holbein, the king's painter, made this portrait that same year.
Look at the skill in the clothes: the stiff silver brocade of her sleeves, each pearl catching the light, the fine embroidery at her cuffs.
Jane gave Henry what he wanted most, a son, the future King Edward the Sixth. But less than two weeks after the birth, in October 1537, she died.
Of all his six wives, she was the only one given a queen's funeral. And when Henry himself died, he was buried beside her at Windsor.
The portrait has been in Vienna since 1720.
Jane Seymour, Queen of England. Hans Holbein the Younger, 1536.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
