3 OF 27

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

3 of 27 portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

studio of Hans Holbein the Younger
watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, circa 1537
1 3/4 in. (44 mm) diameter
Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The Art Fund, 1994
Primary Collection
NPG 6311

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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (circa 1485-1540), Statesman. Sitter associated with 27 portraits.

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

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This version, probably from Holbein's studio, must have been painted following the sitter's election to the Order of the Garter in 1537 as he is shown wearing the collar of the Greater George. The gold locket is late eighteenth or early nineteenth century in date and houses both miniatures back to back.