Caption:
King Henry VIII of England on his throne giving bibles to Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex. The king wears a blue cape with ermine lining, gold doublet and lace collar. Coat of arms of the king. From the frontispiece of the Great Bible designed by Hans Holbein, 1539. Handcoloured engraving by Joseph Strutt from his Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, Henry Bohn, London, 1842.