Gaunt, bearded face of King Henry VII recreated in stunning detail using his ‘death mask’
THE FACE of British King Henry VII has been recreated in creepily realistic detail.
The death mask of the father of infamous Henry VIII was used to create this impressive look into the past.
King Henry VII died back in 1509 and his son Henry VIII became the ruler of England and had many wives.
Back in the Tudor times, when important people died wax masks would be made to preserve their likeness.
Graphic artist Matt Loughrey used Henry's VII's death mask impression details and added natural colours to bring the image to life.
Loughrey told : "Death masks are like a conduit to another time — they're like a wormhole.
"The tonality of the skin is basically painting, it's all done by hand in layers."
What happened to King Henry VIII's wives?
Some were luckier than others...
Catherine of Aragon - divorced
Anne Boleyn - beheaded
Jane Seymour - died
Anne of Cleves - divorced
Catherine Howard - beheaded
Catherine Parr - survived
In other archaeology news, the skeleton of a 300,000-year-old elephant with giant tusks has been unearthed in Germany.
Four 'blank' fragments of the infamous ancient Dead Sea Scrolls have revealed hidden text.
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And, the oldest bones of modern humans ever found in Europe have been discovered in a Bulgarian cave.
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