Portrait of a Lady, probably a Member of the Cromwell Family

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Portrait of a Lady, probably a Member of the Cromwell Family

Artist Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497/98-1543)

Dateabout 1535-1540

DimensionsPainting: 28 3/8 × 19 1/2 in. (72.1 × 49.5 cm)
Frame: 34 5/8 × 25 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (87.9 × 65.1 × 5.7 cm)

Mediumoil on wood panel

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1926.57

Not on View

Collections

Paintings

Published ReferencesCust, L., "A Portrait of Queen Catherine Howard by Hans Holbein the Younger," Burlington Magazine, XVII, July 1910, pp. 193-199.

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Exhibition HistoryNew York, Reinhardt Galleries, 1924.

New York, Reinhardt Galleries, 1928, no. 3, repr.

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New York, The Morgan Library; Los Angeles, The Getty Center, Holbein: Caputring Character, October 19, 2021 - May 15, 2022.

Label TextDepicted in a shallow space against a blue-gray wall, the woman in this portrait seems almost to project forward out of the frame, thanks to Hans Holbein’s technical skill and meticulous observation. German-born Holbein settled in England in 1532. By 1533 he had been employed by Henry VIII (ruled 1509-47), probably to design jewelry for Henry’s second wife Anne Boleyn. By the time this portrait was painted, he was court painter to the king, where his chief job was to paint portraits of the members of the royal court. This woman’s identity has not been determined, though her age, 21, is inscribed in gold on the painting. The painting belonged to the Cromwells for centuries, so she was probably a member of that prominent family. It has been suggested that she may be Elizabeth Seymour, daughter-in-law of Henry’s powerful government minister Thomas Cromwell and sister of Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour.