John Fisher

Sitterback to top

• John Fisher (1469-1535), Bishop of Rochester, cardinal and martyr. Sitter associated with 31 portraits.

Artistback to top

• Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543). Artist associated with 296 portraits, Sitter associated with 12 portraits.

This portraitback to top

This drawing is a rare survival of a face pattern used by an artist's studio to produce a painted portrait. It is probable that many other such patterns would have been made for other sitters.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Tudor Portraits Resource Pack, p. 11
• MacLeod, Catharine, Tudor Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 11
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 218
• Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 119

Subject/Themeback to top

• Hats and head-attire