I, like many people, have been enjoying the series Wolf Hall.  For those of you who are not aware it is the story of Thomas Cromwell, Henry the Eighth’s most notorious political advisor, as told by Hilary Mantel in her novel of the same name.  As I was watching the series o it struck me that I have already made a painting of Cromwell nearly 3 years ago and so I decided to make a quick drawing of the wonderful Mark Rylance as Cromwell.  It is strange how these things keep recurring in one’s life – actually it is not as you might be aware I am interested in history, politics and political dramas so I guess it isn’t that strange after all.

BTW I think the brushes portrait may have been of one of Henry’s courtiers rather than Cromwell – such is fun one’s memory plays one one.