When did Lucas Horenbout die and where was he buried?
Lucas Horenbout died in London and was buried at Saint Martin in the Fields. He remained in London until his death which occurred by 1540.
Questions about Lucas Horenbout
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What year did King Henry VIII first pay Lucas Horenbout as pictor maker?
September 1525 marks the first recorded payment to Lucas Horenbout by King Henry VIII as pictor maker. He arrived in England possibly as early as 1522 alongside his sister Susannah Hornebolt and father Gerard.
How much annual salary did Lucas Horenbout receive as King's Painter for life?
His annual salary reached sixty-two pounds and ten shillings according to Roy Strong though Richard Gay claimed only thirty-three pounds and six shillings. The Crown granted him a tenement at Charing Cross and permission to employ four foreign journeyman.
Which of Henry VIII's queens were painted by Lucas Horenbout?
Paintings of at least four of Henry VIII's queens are credited to him. Twenty-three surviving portrait miniatures attributed to Horenbout include portraits of members of English or other royal families.
Did Lucas Horenbout teach Hans Holbein the Younger miniature painting techniques?
Karel van Mander wrote in the early 17th century that Lucas taught illumination to Hans Holbein the Younger. Art historian John Rowlands downplays this influence believing Holbein followed techniques of Jean Clouet and the French school instead.