Edward, Lord Clinton, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Summary
Portrait of Edward, Lord Clinton. Black and coloured chalks, silverpoint, pen and Indian ink on pink-primed paper, 22.3 × 14.7 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The drawing has been retouched by other hands around the ear, neck, and hair.
Edward Clinton (or Fiennes), 9th Lord Clinton (1512–1584/85), followed a long military career. He attended Henry VIII at Boulogne and Calais in 1532, and was later Captain of Boulogne, Lord High Admiral, and Constable of the Tower. He was created Earl of Lincoln in 1572.
Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century. He also produced religious art, satire, and Reformation propaganda, and he made a significant contribution to the history of book design.
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