> or he managed to somehow get time with the king in order to know what he looks like for the commission. That is unlikely for all kind of reasons. Chiefly amo

> or he managed to somehow get time with the king in order to know what he looks like for the commission. That is unlikely for all kind of reasons. Chiefly among them that when the painting was painted the King was long dead. The painting is dated to around 1590 while Henry VIII died in 1547.