Hans Holbein the Younger - Thomas, 1st Baron Wentworth RL 12248
Summary
Portrait of Thomas, Baron Wentworth. Black and coloured chalks, pen and brush and Indian ink, metalpoint, on pink-primed paper, 31.8 × 21.2 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle.
The drawing has been very much damaged and does not contain Holbein's trademark left-handed shading (Parker, p. 57).
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth (c. 1501–1551), was raised to the peerage in 1529. He supported the royal divorce and attended Henry VIII in Boulogne in 1532. Under Edward VI, Wentworth became a member of the Privy Council and Lord Chamberlain.
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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