Hans Holbein's Portrait Drawings: A View of the Tudor Court

If you are looking for a way to come face-to-face with the past, with the men and women of Henry VIII's court and family, I believe that the preparatory portrait drawings of Hans Holbein the Younger is a spectacular resource. We're exploring them today...

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Images (all held by the Royal Collection and sourced from Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise stated):

Self-portrait of Hans Holbein the Younger (1542 or 1543 – gold background of a later date). Held by the Uffizi Museum.

Portrait drawing of Simon George of Cornwall by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1535).

Portrait of Simon George of Cornwall by Hans Holbein the Younger (between 1536 and 1537). Held by the Städel Museum.

Portrait drawing of Margaret, Lady Butts by Hans Holbein the Younger (between c.1541 and c.1543).

Portrait of Lady Margaret Butts by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1543). Held by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Portrait drawing of Elizabeth, Lady Vaux by Hans Holbein the Younger (circa 1536).

Portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Vaux after Hans Holbein (16th century). Held by the Prague Castle Picture Gallery.

Portrait drawing of Lady Audley by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1538).

Portrait Miniature of Lady Audley by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1538).

Portrait drawing of Sir Thomas Strange of Hunstanton by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1536).

Portrait of Sir Thomas Strange of Hunstanton by Hans Holbein the Younger (1536). Held by the Kimbell Art Museum.

Portrait drawing of Elizabeth, Lady Rich by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1535–40).

Portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Rich by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1540). Held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Portrait drawing of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532-43).

Portrait of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham after Hans Holbein the Younger (after 1544).

Portrait drawing of Queen Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1536).

Portrait of Queen Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1536-1537). Held by the Kunsthistorisches Museum.

Hans Holbein the Younger’s study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More (c.1527). Held by the Kupferstichkabinett, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel. From left to right: Elizabeth Dauncy (neé More), Margaret Giggs, John More Snr, Anne Cresacre, Thomas More, John More Jnr, Henry Patenson, Cecilia (or Cecily) Heron (neé More), Margaret Roper (neé More), Alice More.

The seven surviving portrait drawings linked to Hans Holbein the Younger’s study for the Family Portrait of Thomas More (c.1526-1527). Elizabeth Dauncy (neé More), Margaret Giggs, John More Snr, Anne Cresacre, Thomas More, John More Jnr, Cecilia (or Cecily) Heron (neé More).

Painting of Sir Thomas More and Family by Rowland Lockey after Hans Holbein the Younger (1592). Held by Nostell Priory.

Two portrait drawings of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1526-1527).

Portrait of Sir Thomas by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527). Held by The Frick Collection.

Portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the Younger (1532–1533). Held by The Frick Collection.

Portrait drawing of an unidentified woman (formerly identified as Eleanor Brandon) by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532-1543).

Portrait drawing of Frances, Countess of Surrey by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532-1533).

Portrait drawing of an unidentified woman (formerly identified as Anne of Cleves’ sister, Amelia) by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532-1543).

Portrait drawing of the Lady Parker (most likely Grace) by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1530s).

Portrait drawing of the Lady Ratcliffe (most likely Elizabeth) by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1532–1543).

Portrait drawing of a woman (later inscribed in gold over red "Anna Bollein Queen") by Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1533–1536).

The face of the lead medal intended to celebrate the coronation of Anne Boleyn (1534). Held by the British Museum. Image from https://www.britishmuseum.org/collect....

Portrait drawing of a lady (called Anne Boleyn) by Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1532–1535). Held by the British Museum.