Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
6 of 28 portraits of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
after Hans Holbein the Younger
photographic print, (circa 1533-1534)
26 1/8 in. x 16 5/8 in. (662 mm x 421 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Clay Frick, 1915
Reference Collection
NPG D36562
Sitterback to top
- Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex (circa 1485-1540), Statesman. Sitter associated with 28 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543), Painter, printmaker and designer; son of Hans Holbein the Elder. Artist or producer associated with 310 portraits, Sitter associated with 25 portraits.
Events of 1533back to top
Current affairs
King Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn in January although his marriage to Catherine of Aragon is not annulled until May. Anne is crowned Queen in June.Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII for bigamy.
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I) is born at Greenwich in September
Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
Art and science
The German artist Hans Holbein the Younger paints The Ambassadors.International
Peace treaty between Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria and Suleiman I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire divides Hungary into areas under Hapsburg and Ottoman control.The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro executes Atahulpa, emperor of the Incas, and marches on the Inca capital Cuzco (in present-day Peru).
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