Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
Hans Holbein the Younger · ca. 1535 · Vellum laid on card
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Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton is a public-domain painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, dated ca. 1535. Vellum laid on card. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton” (ca. 1535) records a face and a costume with very little flattery, which is how Holbein painted the Tudor court.
About the artist
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) was a German painter who became portraitist to Henry VIII. The drawings and paintings record costume and face with very little flattery.
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