Depiction of charles brandon, 1st duke of suffolk, husband of mary tudor (former princess of england and queen of france) in the east corridor of the palace of westminster (house of parliament), london, based on a 1515 double marriage-portrait with mary tudor. From source (explore-parliament. Net): "in 1907 the new liberal government set up a committee for completing the decoration of the palace of westminster. The new scheme for the east corridor was to be historical events of the tudor period. It is one of the most successful schemes in the palace, whose unity is achieved by a colour scheme which is predominantly red, gold and black, and by the stipulation that the height of main characters in the pictures should not exceed 5'6" in height. ". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1854-1860. Dimensions: height: 182.8 cm (71.9 in); width: 78.7 cm (30.9 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Parliamentary Art Collection. Charlesbrandondukesuffolk
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