Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
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- set matching 'Wheatley's London (vol 1, part 3)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
after Hans Holbein the Younger
oil on paper, (circa 1525-1550)
7 in. x 5 7/8 in. (177 mm x 150 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19228
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.
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