King Henry the Eigth [sic] & Anna Bullen [graphic]Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker[circa 1790]engKing Henry VIII leads Anne Boleyn towards the throne. A melancholy Cardinal Wolsey leans his head in his hand as he glances sideways toward the couple. In the background Katherine of Aragon sitting in another throne and turns away from the couple to converse with Anne's former lover, Lord Percy. A young page carries the train of Anne's dress as she enters the palaceTitle etched below image.Title from Paulson: King Henry the eighth and Anne BullenState and publisher from Paulson; this impression as the changes in publication line for state 4 but still Price 3s"Price 3s."--Lower right corner.The subject alludes to the perceived threat to the political supremacy of Robert Walpole (here represented by Wolsey) at the accession of George II. The composition echoes the traditional iconography of the popular story of Fair Rosamond and Henry II. See O'Connell, S. The popular print in England, 1999, p. 20.Sheet trimmed within plate mark.On page 51 in volume 1.