Attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1497–1543, German, active in Switzerland and EnglandFormerly attributed to Lucas Horenbout, 1490/95–1544, Netherlandish, active in Britain
Title:
Portrait of a man, probably Sir George Carew (ca.1504-1545)
Date:
ca. 1540
Materials & Techniques:
Gouache and gold on thin card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 1 13/16 inches (4.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in gold center left: "Aetatis"; in artist's hand in gold center right: "SVE-35"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.2.58
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors-Miniatures
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beard | headgear | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Artists of the Tudor Court - The Portrait Miniature Rediscovered (Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983-07-06 - 1983-11-06)
Publications:
Yale Center for British Art, Selected paintings, drawings & books, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 1977, p. 2, N590.2 A82 (YCBA)Cynthia Zarin, Teen queen : looking for Lady Jane, New Yorker, vol. 83, October 15, 2007, p. 60, V 2632 (YCBA)