Sir Nicholas Poyntz
1 portrait matching these criteria:
- npg number matching '5583'
Sir Nicholas Poyntz
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, late 16th century (circa 1535)
16 1/4 in. x 11 1/2 in. (415 mm x 292 mm)
Purchased, 1983
Primary Collection
NPG 5583
Sitter
Sir Nicholas Poyntz (1510-1557), Courtier; sheriff of Gloucestershire. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artist
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 8-1543). Artist associated with 251 portraits, Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
This Portrait
The portrait is a good version after a lost original drawing of the mid-1530s by Hans Holbein. A later inscription either side of the head wrongly identifies the sitter as Sir Thomas Palmer
Linked Publications
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 504
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