Short answers, pulled from the story.
Levina Teerlinc was the only female painter to serve at the court of Henry VIII during the sixteenth century. She was the daughter of Simon Bening and learned manuscript illumination techniques before becoming a court painter.
Levina Teerlinc was born in Bruges, Flanders, in the 1510s. Her artistic training likely began within her father's workshop where she learned the intricate techniques of manuscript illumination.
Levina Teerlinc received an annual salary of £40 granted by Henry VIII and recorded by the historian Lodovico Guicciardini in 1567. This amount exceeded the compensation provided to Hans Holbein the Younger.
Levina Teerlinc died in Stepney, London, on the 23rd of June 1576. Queen Elizabeth I gave her final £10 payment to her husband as a gift because Levina died before receiving it.
Levina Teerlinc served four successive Tudor monarchs: Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. She was documented as a court painter by 1546 and remained loyal to the dynasty until her death.