| Portrait Miniature of Hans Schwarzwaldt | |
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| Artist | Hans Holbein the Younger |
| Year | c. 1540[1] |
| Medium | watercolour on vellum[1] |
| Dimensions | 3.8 cm (1.5 in)[1] |
| Location | Royal Collections, The Hague |
| Accession | MI-492 |
| Website | www |
Portrait Miniature of Hans Schwarzwaldt is a watercolour on vellum portrait completed in around 1535–1540 by German artist and printmaker, Hans Holbein the Younger. The painting shows a young man against a clear blue background. Only the head and shoulders are shown, turned three-quarters to the viewer's right, the eyes cast down. The light brown hair is close cropped, and the sitter is wearing a brown doublet, trimmed with black, with a small, open falling collar with white strings attached. There is no inscription. The subject of this portrait was identified as a Danzig merchant, Hans Schwarzwaldt (1513-1575), based on a very strong resemblance to another portrait made by Holbein in 1543, but his age does not match the inscription.[1] It has been suggested that the young man might be Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, the son of Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex.[2]
- ^ a b c d "Portrait Miniature of Hans Schwarzwaldt". Koninklijke Verzamelingen. The Hague. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Fitzgerald & MacCulloch 2016, pp. 587–601.