Sir Thomas More
2 of 52 portraits of Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on panel, (1527)
28 3/4 in. x 23 1/2 in. (730 mm x 597 mm)
Purchased, 1870
Primary Collection
NPG 306
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Sitterback to top
- Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), Lord Chancellor, classical scholar, author of 'Utopia' and canonized 1935. Sitter associated with 52 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543). Artist associated with 296 portraits, Sitter associated with 12 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 440
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 230



