Save Anne Boleyn’s Portrait Page

Historian Alison Weir with Anne Boleyn's Portrait

I am very happy to announce that author and historian, Alison Weir, has officially endorsed the page!

Here is what Alison has to say:

“I am delighted to endorse this page, and to lend my support to the fundraising for the restoration of this important – indeed, the definitive – portrait of Anne Boleyn. It has entranced and intrigued me since I was a young teenager and first became aware of Anne’s story. Even though it is only a copy of a lost original, it is the portrait by which most people identify Anne, and it captures the charm and wit of which contemporaries spoke. It also bears testimony to the famous ‘little neck’ and the eyes that were ‘black and beautiful’ and ‘invited to conversation’, as well as to Anne’s famed elegance in dress. In short, the portrait captures the essence of Anne Boleyn, despite rogue theories that it was painted to make her look like her daughter, Elizabeth I, from whose reign it probably dates. The proliferation of other versions, as well as an image on a medal struck in Anne’s lifetime, proves that this portrait type is an accurate representation of what she actually looked like.

We must save this important and iconic portrait so that future generations will not know it only from photographs.”

Alison is not the only author to support the cause, the very talented Wendy J. Dunn is also a supporter of the page and has joined me in my quest to save Anne, well, her portrait that is.

Many other members of the online Tudor community have joined and pledged to help promote the cause and raise awareness.

This is your official invitation to join the cause and help spread the word!

I was lucky enough to see the portrait in 2009 and never dreamed that that might be the last time that I would see Anne’s ‘black and beautiful’ eyes in the ‘flesh’.

Once the page has some more supporters I will announce the details of a competition for members and the prize is something Tudor fans will love! Can’t say anymore right now…

If you run your own Tudor or related website and want to support and help promote the page, I am more than happy to add a link to your site from the page.

Join us at ‘Save Anne Boleyn’s Portrait’ page.