Will Sommers, Kinge Henryes Jester

Art Historical Context

Step into the lively world of Tudor England with *Will Sommers, Kingees Jester*, a engraving by Francis Delaram created between 1551 and1600. This intimate print, measuring just 21.3 × 11.5 cm, the whimsical figure of William Sommers, beloved court jester to King Henry VIII.aram, a skilled English engraver active in the late Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, in portrait prints that brought historical personalities to life for a growing audience of collectors. Engraving, the medium here, was a revolutionary technique in the 16th century: artists incised fine lines into copper plates, inked them, ...

About the Artist

Francis Delaram

Francis Delaram (c. 1590–1627) was a prolific English engraver active in London during the early Jacobean era, producing several hundred plates that captured the likenesses of monarchs, nobles, and scholars. Flourishing from around 1615, he specialized in line engravings for portraits, title pages, and book illustrations, often working after prominent painters. His output contributed significantly...