During the 1590s the tapestry maker and local politician Ralph Sheldon commissioned a set of 22 portraits of monarchs and contemporary figures for his home Weston House in Warwickshire. The majority of this famous set are now considered lost. In July 2024 news spread around the world that Sheldon's lost portrait of Henry VIII had been rediscovered in Warwick's Shire Hall, hiding in plain sight.  

This talk will explain more about the painting's history and its remarkable discovery, alongside new research into Henry's forgotten state visit to Warwick in September 1511. The talk will be presented by art historian and consultant for Sotheby's Adam Busiakiewicz, who made the discovery, and historian Aaron Manning who has undertaken research primary source research into the king's progress in 1511. 

Refreshments will be available. 

£10 plus booking fee