This 18th-century etching, by P.C. Canot after the original oil painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.
This engraving depicts the Henry Grace à Dieu ("Great Harry"), built in 1514 as the flagship of King Henry VIII. It highlights the ship's 4-masted design, Tudor heraldry, and 1514 launch at Woolwich Dockyard.
The Henry Grace à Dieu, or "Great Harry," was the largest ship in the world at the time. A 4-masted, 3-decked carrack, often shown with the Tudor rose, royal arms, and the Lord Admiral's flag.The Inscription , "This Print being the Exact Representation of that Capital Ship the Great Harry built at His Majesty's Dock Yard at Woolwich in the Reign of King Henry the 8th Anno 1514..."
The ship was commissioned following the loss of the Regent in 1512 and was the first major vessel built in the new Woolwich yard.
