Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

Title (Dublin Core): Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex
Creator (Dublin Core): Holbein, Hans; Holbein, Hans, 1497?-1543; Hans Holbein the Younger
Date (Dublin Core): c. 1532-1533
Description (Dublin Core): This portrait of Thomas Cromwell may be one of the first miniatures Holbein painted. Cromwell is pictured in profile, wearing a brown coat and hat. It was made during his second visit to England in 1532 when Cromwell was advancing as a trusted councillor of the king. The mount has been cut from a playing card of the suit of spades. This portrait is mounted in the same case as another, later, miniature of Cromwell.
Subject (Dublin Core): miniatures (paintings); Cromwell, Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?-1540; Thomas Cromwell
has style period (VRA Ontology): Tudor
Medium (Dublin Core): watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
diameter (VRA Ontology): 1 3/4 in. (44 mm)
Coverage (Dublin Core): England
Provenance (Dublin Core): Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund, 1994
Rights (Dublin Core): National Portrait Gallery, London
Identifier (Dublin Core): NPG 6310