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| Keywords: Cromwell,Thomas(1EEssex)01.jpg Portrait of Thomas Cromwell between 1532 1533 oil oak panel cm 78 4 64 5 Institution Frick Collection Living Hall 139 object history Three early versions of this painting survive this one in the Frick Collection New York; one in the National Portrait Gallery London see 'other versions' below ; and one at Burton Constable Yorkshire England Art scholar Roy Strong believed that all three were copies and while the condition of all three is poor that the Frick version is in the best condition Art scholar John Rowlands however has since deduced from pentimenti signs of alteration revealed by X-ray photographs that the Frick version shows the hand of Holbein himself and is the original He is followed in this attribution by art scholar Stephanie Buck All three versions had scrolls painted above Cromwell's head but the scroll on the Frick version which was painted after Cromwell's execution was removed during restoration The painting has been over-restored resulting in the removal of much of the surface subtlety characteristic of Holbein John Rowlands Holbein Boston David R Godine 1985 pp 137 “38 ISBN 0879235780 See also Stephanie Buck Hans Holbein pp 112 “13 accession number 1915 1 76 http //collections frick org/view/objects/asitem/items 0040 101 The Frick Collection other versions 80px 80px PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Hans Holbein d J - Portrait of Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein der Jüngere Paintings in the Frick Collection | ||||
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