Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?-1542), Poet
Sitter associated with 5 portraits
Wyatt was a courtier and poet who, along with Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, introduced the sonnet form into England from Italy. He was temporarily imprisoned in the Tower as a result of his close association with the disgraced Boleyn family. Wyatt briefly held the lease of the monastic lands at Montacute and died at Clifton Maybank, nearby, the home of his friend Sir John Horsey.
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, (circa 1540)
NPG 1035
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, 16th century (circa 1540)
On display in Room 2 at Montacute House
NPG 2809
by Richard Dalton, after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, probably mid to late 18th century
NPG D24335
by John Ogborne, published by John Thane, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, published 1 March 1775
NPG D19701
by John Henry Robinson, published by William Pickering, after Hans Holbein the Younger
stipple engraving, published 1831
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Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Poets
Place
Somerset
