Thomas Cranmer
1 portrait of Thomas Cranmer
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Cranmer
by Pieter Stevens van Gunst
line engraving, published 1707
12 5/8 in. x 7 3/8 in. (320 mm x 186 mm) plate size; 12 3/4 in. x 7 3/4 in. (323 mm x 197 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D20363
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- Pieter Stevens van Gunst (1659-1724), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 97 portraits.
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