The_Marquess_of_Northampton_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg
Summary
Hans Holbein the Younger : William Parr, later Marquess of Northampton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object type | drawing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English:
Black and coloured chalks, pen and Indian ink, white bodycolour, on pink-primed paper,
The chalks are rubbed but the high-quality penwork is recognisable as Holbein's. [1] His extensive colour notes show that the planned oil portrait would have depicted Parr in the costly satin and white and purple velvet of the nobility. A sketch on the left details the links of a chain, including the word "MORS" (death), perhaps connected to a motto. A design at top left shows a figure, possibly representing St George and the Dragon as the motif for the hat badge. [2] William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton (1513–71), was a leading courtier under Henry VIII , Edward VI , and Elizabeth I , though he was out of favour under Mary I , when the government stripped him of his titles and declared his marriage illegal. Parr rose to power as the younger brother of Katharine Parr , the sixth wife of Henry VIII. References |
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Depicted people | William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1538
date QS:P571,+1538-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–1542
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Medium | Black and coloured chalks, pen and Indian ink, white bodycolour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 31.7 cm (12.4 in)
; width: 21.2 cm (8.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+31.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+21.2U174728
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Collection |
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Accession number |
RCIN 912231
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Royal Collection Trust
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References | https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/912231/william-parr-later-marquess-of-northampton-1513-1571 ( English ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/1/collection/912231/william-parr-later-marquess-of-northampton-1513-1571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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