Sir_William_Sharington_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg
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Summary
Portrait of Sir William Sharington ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Author |
creator QS:P170,Q48319
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Title |
Portrait of Sir William Sharington
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Description |
English:
The drawing has suffered from rubbing. The ear, contour of forehead, etc. have been retouched by another hand. Holbein's left-handed shading can be seen in the hat.
Sir William Sharington, or Sherington (
c.
1495–1553), was Page of the King's Robes. In 1546, he was appointed Vice-Treasurer of the Mint at Bristol, where he became implicated in the frauds of
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Sudeley
, in the reign of
Edward VI
. He was pardoned and in 1552 became the Sheriff of Wiltshire.
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Date | 1540–43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | Black and coloured chalks on pink-primed paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 30.4 × 20.6 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q42646
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Inscriptions |
Text bottom center:
William Sharinton
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Source/Photographer | Royal Collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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