William Sommers, jester to King Henry VIII. Fool or buffoon, died 1560. In feather cap, tunic robe with HR (Henry Rex), holding a horn. Woodcut after an engraving by Francis Delaram from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836.
William Sommers, jester to King Henry VIII. Fool or buffoon, died 1560. In feather cap, tunic robe with HR (Henry Rex), holding a horn. Woodcut after an engraving by Francis Delaram from The Cabinet of Curiosities, or Wonders of the World Displayed, Henry Piercy, New York, 1836.