Anne Boleyn's uncle, the prominent English nobleman and Tudor politician, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473-1554). Detail of copperplate engraving created in the 1600s by engraver and printmaker Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (1595-1675), after a portrait painted in about 1540 by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1498-1543). Thomas Howard was the uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, the second and fifth wives, respectively, of King Henry VIII of England.
This is a detail from a high-resolution scan from an original antique copperplate engraving of the prominent English nobleman and Tudor politician, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473-1554). It is by engraver and printmaker Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (1595-1675) after a portrait painted in about 1540 by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1498-1543). The engraving was first published in the 17th century. Thomas Howard was the uncle of both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, the second and fifth wives, respectively, of the English King Henry VIII. The Duke played a major role in the intrigues and machinations surrounding these royal marriages. Both Ann and Catherine were beheaded. Lucas Vorsterman the Elder was a pupil of the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens. Following a violent dispute with Rubens, Vorsterman arrived in England in 1624 and was commissioned by the English King Charles I to engrave portraits of the monarch and courtiers. Vorsterman worked closely with Anthony van Dyck, painter at the English court, and was selected by van Dyck to engrave plates for his 'Iconography'. Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter, draftsman and designer, renowned for his portraits, particularly those recording the court of Henry VIII.
Size: 7002px × 7001px
Location: England
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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