Sir Thomas More, 16th century English scholar, statesman and martyr, c1819. Artist: Holl

Sir Thomas More, 16th century English scholar, statesman and martyr, c1819. Artist: Holl

2-547-214 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Sir Thomas More, 16th century English scholar, statesman and martyr, c1819. More (1478-1535) was Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor from 1529-1532. He 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.


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Creator
  1. Holl, attributed to: (British?): Artist, engraver
Subject
  1. Sir Thomas More: British; English: Statesman, chancellor, humanist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3766x4662
File Size : 17,146kb


Aliases

  1. 0580025902
  1. 2-547-214
  1. 2547214

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