Catherine Parr by Master John

Although originally thought to be of Henry VIII's sixth Queen, Catherine Parr, this painting was for many years identified as Lady Jane Grey but was re-identified as Catherine Parr in 1996.

Catherine Parr
Master John
1545

This painting can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery, London, United Kingdom.

It can be viewed at the National Portrait Gallery website.

This painting can be found in the following:

Bloody Mary: The Life of Mary Tudor by Carolly Erickson

The Private Lives of the Tudor Monarchs edited by Christopher Falkus

Lost Faces: Identity and Discovery in Tudor Royal Portraiture edited by Bendor Grosvenor

Tower of London by Christopher Hibbert

Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's Last Love by Susan James

Tudor Portraits: in the National Portrait Gallery Collection National Portrait Gallery

Lady Jane Grey: The Setting of the Reign by David Mathew

Lady Jane Grey and the House of Suffolk by Alison Plowden

The Many Faces of Lady Jane Grey by Frank Prochaska (History Today)

King Edward VI: The Lost King of England by Chris Skidmore

Tudor and Jacobean Portraits (Volume 1 : Text) by Roy Strong

Tudor and Jacobean Portraits (Volume 2 : Plates) by Roy Strong

National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson. Close up only.

Re-identification details can be found in the following:

'The lady vanishes as portrait of Jane Grey is proved wrong' by Nigel Reynolds (The Daily Telegraph)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir. Briefly mentions the re-identification.

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