DAC Collection Artist Information
Hans Holbein, the younger
German painter and draftsman, active in Switzerland and England
Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Born 1497 or 1498, died 1543, active in Switzerland and England. Hans was regarded as the most important portrait painter in England during the Reformation. He began his career in Basel, where he worked mainly as a painter of altarpieces and designer of woodcuts. He visited England in 1526 to 1528 and through Erasmus, he met Sir Thomas More and his circle. Returning to Basel he received commissions from city authorities and produced designs for stained glass and goldsmiths' work. In 1532 he returned to England, where he worked almost exclusively as a portrait painter, mainly under the patronage of King Henry VIII and his courtiers.
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500005259.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Hans Holbein, the younger:
| After Hans Holbein the Younger | Historiarum Veteris Testamenti icones ad uiuum expressae, ca. 1539 | Woodcut on limp vellum in bound volume |
| After Hans Holbein the Younger | The Nobleman (Der Edelman), ca. 1538 | Woodcut |
| After Hans Holbein the Younger | The Preacher, ca. 1538 | Woodcut |
| After Hans Holbein the Younger | St. Paul (S. Paulus), 16th century | Woodcut |
| After Hans Holbein the Younger | Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam [with the Terminus], 1535-1538 | Woodcut |
| Félix Bracquemond after Hans Holbein the Younger | Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1863 | Etching |
| Anthony van Dyck after Hans Holbein the Younger | Desiderius Erasmus, ca. 1640-1650 | Etching |
| Francesco Bartolozzi | Harry Guldeford Knight, 1792 | Stipple engraving printed in colors on wove paper |
| Francesco Bartolozzi after Hans Holbein the Younger | The Lady Rich, 1795 | Stipple engraving printed in colors |
| Félix Bracquemond after Hans Holbein the Younger | Portrait of Erasmus, late 19th century - early 20th century | Photogravure |
| Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger | Uriah’s Letter, 1638 | Etching on laid paper |
| Félix Bracquemond after Hans Holbein the Younger | Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1863 | Etching and engraving |
| Thomas Bewick after Hans Holbein the Younger | The New-Married Pair [and] The Merchant, ca. 1789 | Wood engraving on wove paper |
| Thomas Bewick after Hans Holbein the Younger | The Old Woman [and] The Child, ca. 1789 | Wood engraving on wove paper |
| Thomas Bewick after Hans Holbein the Younger | The Gentlemen [and] The Canon, ca. 1789 | Wood engraving on wove paper |
| Thomas Bewick after Hans Holbein the Younger | The Peasant [and] The Knight or Soldier, ca. 1789 | Wood engraving on wove paper |
| Wenceslaus Hollar after Hans Holbein the Younger | Anne of Cleves, Wife of Henry VIII, 1648 | Etching on laid paper |
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