Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

1-156-599 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the English Church. In 1534 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, and beheaded on a charge of treason the following year.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Hans Holbein the Younger, attributed to: German: Artist, painter, printmaker, draughtsman
Subject
  1. Sir Thomas More: British; English: Statesman, chancellor, humanist

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3602x4866
File Size : 51,350kb


Aliases

  1. 004213
  1. M008458
  1. 004213
  1. 0390003359
  1. 1-156-599
  1. 1156599
  1. 3359

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