Hans Holbein the younger . corative designsfor such things as cups or goblets, in which the ornamentation onboth sides of the object was similar. In the same manner Holbeinobtained copies of the Passion drawings, and they were after-wards strengthened in places by retouches with a fine brush andIndian ink, undoubtedly the work of Holbein himself. They havethus very largely the character of the original drawings, and areequal to them in effect, though lighter in appearance on account ofthe method employed, the Indian ink shading being paler in colourthan in the originals. In the Cross-bearing a
Hans Holbein the younger . corative designsfor such things as cups or goblets, in which the ornamentation onboth sides of the object was similar. In the same manner Holbeinobtained copies of the Passion drawings, and they were after-wards strengthened in places by retouches with a fine brush andIndian ink, undoubtedly the work of Holbein himself. They havethus very largely the character of the original drawings, and areequal to them in effect, though lighter in appearance on account ofthe method employed, the Indian ink shading being paler in colourthan in the originals. In the Cross-bearing additional retouchesin sepia by a later and weaker hand, which greatly mar the design,are to be seen. The three missing subjects are the Scourging, Christ Crowned with Thorns, and the Nailing to the set was formerly in the Lawrence Collection, from which it waspurchased for the Museum. It may possibly be the series possessed 1 Woltmann, 177-183 ; British Museum, 1-7, Binyon Catg., ii. pp. 327-8. See Appendix (D)..
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