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Jeffrey Hudson (1619 – c. 1682) was a court dwarf of the English queen Henrietta Maria of France. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus" and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness.
Jan 3, 2020 · Jeffrey and Henrietta Maria forged an intimate, familial bond. They were painted together by Anthony van Dyck (see our illustration above), whose artwork suggests intimacy but also hierarchy: Jeffrey’s position was not much different to the monkey on his arm.
Dec 15, 2017 · Soon after, the Duchess invited King Charles I and his young wife, Henrietta Maria of France, to come to her banquet. While enjoying the lavish company of the King and Queen, the Duchess of Buckingham planned an entertaining surprise. Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson by Van Dyck.
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Aug 22, 2018 · The real life story of Sir Jeffrey Hudson, the court dwarf of Queen Henrietta Maria, can perhaps be compared to that of Tyrion Lannister of Game of Thrones. He was called a “rarity of nature,” and became a court entertainer. Later, he would be a voyager, a warrior and a slave.
Henrietta Maria, with her court dwarf, Jeffrey Hudson. A monkey is usually symbolic of an advisor to fools, such as court dwarves, [15] but in this case is believed to represent Henrietta Maria's menagerie of pets; the orange tree represents her love of gardens. [16]
Image Description. Sir Anthony van Dyck. Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson, 1633. West Building, Main Floor — Gallery 43. Medium. oil on canvas. Dimensions. overall: 219.1 × 134.8 cm, 155 lb. (86 1/4 × 53 1/16 in., 70.308 kg) framed: 261.62 × 173.99 × 14.6 cm (103 × 68 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.) Credit Line. Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Jeffrey Hudson (1619 – c. 1682) was a court dwarf of the English queen Henrietta Maria of France. He was famous as the "Queen's dwarf" and "Lord Minimus" and was considered one of the "wonders of the age" because of his extreme but well-proportioned smallness.
