Out of this World: the art of Josh Kirby

'Henry VIII and his Six Wives'

Painted in 1979 for a Falcon Games jigsaw.

This striking circular design - a group of portrait miniatures - is one of Kirby’s most finely worked paintings for a jigsaw puzzle. Kirby’s invoice to Falcon was for £500, representing twice his usual fee for such a commission. The complexity of the work could explain this, although it is unclear whether he produced more than one design.

Used with the permission of the Trustees of the Josh Kirby Estate.