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Portrait of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485-1540)

A work made of watercolor on vellum.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of watercolor on vellum.

Date:

After 1537

Artist:

Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497–1543)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Hans Holbein, the younger

Title

Portrait of Sir Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (1485-1540)

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1537–1543

Medium

Watercolor on vellum

Dimensions

Diam.: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Framed: Diam.: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Colonel Alexander F. and Jeannie C. Stevenson Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1960.788

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