[King Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn] [graphic].Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker[between 1728 and 1729]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, 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 from Paulson: King Henry the Eighth and Anne Bullen.Added title from the first two lines from first of the seven couplets in three columns below image.Printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.Imperfect impresson; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of text and image along right side.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.