. English: Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Black and coloured chalks, reinforced with pen and Indian ink, on pink-primed paper, 29 × 21 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The inscription, added later, is false. This drawing has been much restored. Art historian K. T. Parker remarked: 'Though very much rubbed and injured by retouching, the drawing seems originally to have been genuine. With what a lack of understanding the restorer went to work is shown by the hair which has now the appearance of being covered by a kerchief' (K. T. Parker, The Drawings of Hans Holbein at Windsor Ca
. English: Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Black and coloured chalks, reinforced with pen and Indian ink, on pink-primed paper, 29 × 21 cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The inscription, added later, is false. This drawing has been much restored. Art historian K. T. Parker remarked: 'Though very much rubbed and injured by retouching, the drawing seems originally to have been genuine. With what a lack of understanding the restorer went to work is shown by the hair which has now the appearance of being covered by a kerchief' (K. T. Parker, The Drawings of Hans Holbein at Windsor Castle, Oxford: Phaidon, 1945, OCLC 822974, p. 43). Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1517–47) was a poet and art lover who enjoyed sitting for portraits. Another drawing of him by Holbein survives, as well as an oil portrait. Howard was executed in 1547, convicted of inappropriately using the Royal Arms of England. The arms are seen in a portrait of him by William Scrots. . circa 1533. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein der Jüngere, Hans Holbein Description German painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 1497 or 1498 between 7 October 1543 and 29 November 1543 Location of birth/death Augsburg London Work location Basel (1515-1526), Lucerne (1515-1526), Venice (1515), Bologna (1515), Florence (1515), Rome (1515), Venice (1517-1518), Bologna (1517-1518), Florence (1517-1518), Rome (1517-1518), London (1526-1528), Basel (1528-1532), London (1532-1543) Authority control : Q48319 VIAF:?4945401 ISNI:?0000 0001 2098 7816 ULAN:?500005259 LCCN:?n81117179 NLA:?36275979 WorldCat Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, study by Hans Holbein the Younger
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