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| Keywords: Christina of Denmark, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg File Christina_of_Denmark _Ducchess_of_Milan jpg Christina of Denmark the young widowed Duchess of Milan for Henry VIII of England who was considering her as a possible wife Thomas Cromwell sent Holbein to Brussels accompanied by Philip Hoby to draw the duchess and she sat for him for three hours John Hutton the English representative in Brussels wrote of the result that Mr Haunce hathe shoid hym self to be the master of that siens science for it is very perffight Henry was so delighted with Christina's portrait that according to the imperial ambassador Eustace Chapuys since he saw it he has been in much better humour than he ever was making musicians play on their instruments all day long Holbein painted Christina's portrait in oils shortly afterwards and the work has been recognised as one of his finest In the event Henry never secured the wary duchess as his wife If I had two heads she said I would happily put one at the disposal of the King of England References John Rowlands Holbein The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger Complete Edition Boston David R Godine 1985 ISBN 0879235780 pp 116 “17; Derek Wilson Hans Holbein Portrait of an Unknown Man London Pimlico 2006 ISBN 1844139182 p 251 Stephanie Buck Hans Holbein Cologne Könemann 1999 ISBN 3829025831 Creator Hans Holbein d J 1538 Museum National Gallery London 80px PD-old-100 en wikipedia Hans_Holbein_the_Younger en wikipedia List_of_paintings_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger Hans Holbein der Jüngere 1 DEFAULTSORT Holbeins Hans 1538 Christina of Denmark Duchess of Milan Holbein der Jüngere | ||||
