Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), Lord Chancellor, classical scholar, author of 'Utopia' and canonized 1935
Sitter associated with 52 portraits
The great humanist scholar and author of Utopia, More became Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor in 1529. He opposed the King's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and refused to take the Oath of Supremacy, which acknowledged Henry as head of the Church of England. He was executed for treason in 1535 and canonised by the Catholic Church in 1935.
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, (1527)
NPG 3543
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, (1527)
NPG 306
Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants
by Rowland Lockey, after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on canvas, 1593
NPG 2765
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, early 17th century (1527)
On display in Room 2 at Montacute House
NPG 4358
by Lucas Vorsterman
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D24946
by Magdalena de Passe, or by Willem de Passe
line engraving, 1620
NPG D24948
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D35485
Unknown man called Sir Thomas More
by Lucas Vorsterman, after (Claude) Corneille de Lyon
etching, 1631
NPG D9866
ENGLAND'S WORTHIES. The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons from CONSTANTINE to This Present time
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1684
NPG D23930
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1697
NPG D24313
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst, after Adriaen van der Werff
line engraving, 1697
NPG D18783
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24310
by George Vertue, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, engraved 1725
NPG D19798
after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, published 1748
NPG D24315
by Richard Dalton, after Hans Holbein the Younger
hand-coloured etching, circa 1750-1775
NPG D13912
by Charles Grignion, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, 1757
NPG D24311
by Thomas Cook, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably late 18th-early 19th century
NPG D24309
Familia Thomæ Mori Angl:cancell:
by and published by Christian von Mechel, after Hans Holbein the Younger
etching, 1787 (1530)
NPG D24318
by Richard Woodman
stipple engraving, probably early to mid 19th century
NPG D24317
Thomas More II (grandson)
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