Ron Embleton

Artist: Ron Embleton
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 6" x 7" (140mm x 190mm)
Date: 1969

This is the original Gouache painting by Ron Embleton.

This is the original artwork for Look and Learn. Thomas Wolsey (c. 1471 or 1475? – 29 November 1530; sometimes spelled Woolsey) was an English political figure and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. When Henry VIII became King of England in 1509, Wolsey became the King's almoner.

Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had become the controlling figure in virtually all matters of state and was extremely powerful within the Church and the highest political position he attained was Lord Chancellor. The King's chief adviser enjoyed great freedom and was often depicted as an alter rex (other king).

Within the Church he became Archbishop of York, the second most important See in England, and then was made a Cardinal in 1515, giving him precedence over even the Archbishop of Canterbury. His main legacy is from his interest in architecture, in particular his old home of Hampton Court Palace, which stands today.