. English: Possible portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales. Black and coloured chalks, pen and Indian ink on pink-primed paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The drawing is in bad condition, with a long diagonal tear on the left, touching the hair, and has been rubbed and retouched. According to art historian K. T. Parker, traces of Holbein's left-handed shading may be seen in the hat and coat, but the penwork and hair are low quality, probably reworked at a later date. Not all scholars accept the attribution to Holbein (Roy Strong, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, London: HMSO,
. English: Possible portrait of Edward, Prince of Wales. Black and coloured chalks, pen and Indian ink on pink-primed paper, × cm, Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. The drawing is in bad condition, with a long diagonal tear on the left, touching the hair, and has been rubbed and retouched. According to art historian K. T. Parker, traces of Holbein's left-handed shading may be seen in the hat and coat, but the penwork and hair are low quality, probably reworked at a later date. Not all scholars accept the attribution to Holbein (Roy Strong, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, London: HMSO, 1969, p. 92). It is also not certain that the sitter is Prince Edward, the future Edward VI (the inscription was added at a later date). If it is him, he would be five or six years old (Parker, –56). . circa 1540-43. 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 Hans Holbein the Younger - Edward, Prince of Wales RL 12201
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