Painting of palace to be auctioned
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November 4, 2010, Thursday
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A SIXTEENTH century watercolor of King Henry VIII's "lost" palace, one of the earliest and most detailed depictions known to exist, is expected to fetch up to 1.2 million pounds (US$1.9 million) at auction.
Nonsuch Palace, of which next to nothing survives, was commissioned by the Tudor king to outshine palaces built by his arch rival King Francois I of France and in celebration of the birth of his first legitimate son.
Built as a hunting lodge, it was named "Nonsuch" because no other palace could match it.
Archeologists believe the ink, chalk and watercolor painting to be the only surviving impression of what it actually looked like.
Christie's, which is offering the picture in December, says it is special because it was painted in situ and is one of only four contemporary impressions made. The others are later representations.
Painted by Joris Hoefnagel as a record of the most important buildings in Europe, it has only been displayed in public twice before.
Nonsuch Palace, of which next to nothing survives, was commissioned by the Tudor king to outshine palaces built by his arch rival King Francois I of France and in celebration of the birth of his first legitimate son.
Built as a hunting lodge, it was named "Nonsuch" because no other palace could match it.
Archeologists believe the ink, chalk and watercolor painting to be the only surviving impression of what it actually looked like.
Christie's, which is offering the picture in December, says it is special because it was painted in situ and is one of only four contemporary impressions made. The others are later representations.
Painted by Joris Hoefnagel as a record of the most important buildings in Europe, it has only been displayed in public twice before.
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