Hans Eworth
(active 1540-died 1574), ArtistArtist associated with 26 portraits
Hans Eworth moved to England in the 1540s, and was the most distinguished Netherlandish artist to work in England in the mid-sixteenth century. His surviving work consists mostly of portraits done between 1549-1570. About thirty-five paintings are generally attributed to him, consisting primarily of dated portraits of the English gentry and nobility. Eworth was the principal court portrait painter during the reign of the Catholic queen Mary Tudor (1553-8), and he received the large majority of his portrait commissions from Catholic patrons. This close association with the Roman Church was a major reason for his fall from court favour during the reign of Elizabeth.
after Hans Eworth
hand-coloured photogravure, published 1902 (1555)
NPG D42673
after Hans Eworth
photogravure, published 1902 (1555)
NPG D42674
after Hans Eworth
photogravure, published 1902 (1555)
NPG D42675
published by John Player & Sons, after Hans Eworth
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D48136
Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel
by Edward Scriven, after Hans Eworth
stipple engraving, published 1818
NPG D7368
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