'Sir Thomas More', 1527, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

'Sir Thomas More', 1527, (1902). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

1-625-670 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Sir Thomas More', 1527, (1902). Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the English Church. In 1534 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and beheaded on a charge of treason the following year. Illustration from Henry VIII, by A F Pollard, published by Goupil and Co, (London, New York, Paris, Edinburgh, 1902).


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People Information

Creator
  1. Hans Holbein the Younger: German: Artist, painter, printmaker, draughtsman
Subject
  1. Sir Thomas More: British; English: Statesman, chancellor, humanist

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3712x4710
File Size : 51,222kb


Aliases

  1. 0580008078
  1. 1-625-670
  1. 1625670

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