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‘Holbein at the Tudor Court’ Review: A Portraitist’s Probing Gaze
Born in Augsburg, Germany, in 1497/98, Hans Holbein the Younger—the ... as court painter to King Henry VIII. Soon after Holbein’s death, in 1543, Henry most likely acquired the majority ...
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Portrait of King Henry VIII (1491-1547), three-quarter-length, in an ermine-trimmed coat and jewel-encrusted feathered cap
118.7 x 77.1 cm. (46.7 x 30.4 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
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What did King Henry VIII really want from a wife?
Henry VIII: Britain’s most famous king ... Tempted into marrying her after seeing a beautiful portrait by Hans Holbein, he was disappointed to discover she wasn’t as enchanting as he ...
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Holbein Gets the Damp-Squib Treatment at the Morgan Library
is a survey of the work of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/98–1543). Holbein was Henry VIII’s court painter, the best portraitist working in Tudor England, and a crony of Erasmus of Rotterdam ...
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Thomas Cromwell
Thomas Cromwell was an English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII, responsible for drafting ... Thomas Cromwell as the Earl of Essex, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger (Getty Images) Diarmaid ...