Sunday, May 6, 2012

Take a Word - Gentleman

Portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, lyric with which we're all familiar, credit for drapes to Tangie Baxter at Scrapbookgraphics.   I think if Henry VIII were around today, he'd surely be on a football team somewhere!    Thanks to Mark for a fun challenge, and thanks blog friends for your visit!

18 comments:

  1. Not a very nice gentleman but a great piece of art...well done!

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  2. And he was married six times !
    (just read it at Wiki LOL)
    Catching up my history lessons haha.

    Mark has choosen such a fun theme indeed !! A lovely presentation Bev !!

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  3. love the gentleman you chose for your piece! love your art!

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  4. What fun, poor Henry just could not make up his mind.

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  5. 'And every one was an 'Enery!
    She wouldn't have a Willie or a Sam.
    I'm the 8th. old man named 'Enery,
    'Enery the 8th. I am!'

    Oh Bev! What fun with your portrait! Now I've got that song in my head I'll have a dickens of a job to shift it!
    Great piece! xx

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  6. BIG smile, Bev. (As I sing along...)

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  7. And every one was an En-er-ree, couldn't be a Willie or a Sam. I'm En-er-ee the eighth I am, En-er-ree the eight I am."
    I love that old English music hall song and I know all the words without looking them up!! This is a delicious take on gentlemen, Bev. Great artwork with a sense of humour and a smidgeon of nostalgio thrown in.

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  8. Despite of being a king I don't think the man of the portrait could be called a gentleman, however, Henry the eighth husband of a cheerful widow certainly was... :)

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  9. Lovely picture, Bev. Never heard of Henry, might have to catch up a little with english music :)

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  10. A fine figure of a man, despite his temprament. Great collage, Bev!

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  11. I love this! Since I am reading Wolf Hall I am in a Tudor mood these days.

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  12. Now you have us all singing. Does that mean we're all around the same age? :O)

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  13. all hail, wonderful interpretation!

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  14. Love it. I don't know if he would be considered a gentleman by our standards. But back then NOONE would argue with him in his time!
    ~AJ

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  15. I don't know this song at all...
    But I know how to appreciate your wonderful art & humour Bev! :)

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  16. ha ... I agree that he wasn't much of a gentleman! Great humour in this.

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