. English: Portrait study of Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset. Black and coloured chalks, ink with brush on pink-primed paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1557), was a daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and a sister of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, both of whose portraits Holbein painted. In 1533, she married Henry VIII's illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, who died in 1536. This drawing is a raw example of Holbein's preliminary notation style for an oil portrait; it inc
. English: Portrait study of Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset. Black and coloured chalks, ink with brush on pink-primed paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset (1519–1557), was a daughter of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and a sister of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, both of whose portraits Holbein painted. In 1533, she married Henry VIII's illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, who died in 1536. This drawing is a raw example of Holbein's preliminary notation style for an oil portrait; it includes alternative designs of the hat and lettering, as well as indications that the dress is to be of red and black velvet edged with gold. References Susan Foister, Holbein in England, London: Tate, 2006, ISBN 1854376454, p. 54. K. T. Parker, The Drawings of Hans Holbein at Windsor Castle, Oxford: Phaidon, 1945, OCLC 822974, p. 40. . 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 867 Mary, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Size: 1940px × 2576px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /., 1533., circa, hans, holbein,
