1539 Wedding preparations.The artist Hans Holbein the Younger was dispatched to paint portraits of Anne of
Cleves and her younger sister, Amalia, both of whom Henry VIII was considering as his fourth wife. Henry VIII required the artist to be as accurate as possible, not to flatter the sisters. The two versions of Holbein's portrait are in the Louvre in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Negotiations with Cleves were in full swing by March of 1539. Sir Thomas Cromwell oversaw the talks, and a marriage treaty was signed on October 4th of that year.
Cleves and her younger sister, Amalia, both of whom Henry VIII was considering as his fourth wife. Henry VIII required the artist to be as accurate as possible, not to flatter the sisters. The two versions of Holbein's portrait are in the Louvre in Paris and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.Negotiations with Cleves were in full swing by March of 1539. Sir Thomas Cromwell oversaw the talks, and a marriage treaty was signed on October 4th of that year.
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