© National Gallery, London
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan
Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger (circa 1497 - 1543)
Location: National Gallery
Date: circa 1538
Materials: oil on oak
Dimensions: 182 x 83 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £72,000 (Total: £72,000)
Vendor: Colnaghi
Review number: 65 (1909)
Provenance:
Henry VIII, Lumley, Pembroke, Arundel; Dukes of Norfolk.
Description:
Full-length portrait, silhouetted against a background of dark blue. Painted from a sketch-book made in Brussels where Holbein was sent to record her likeness in order that Henry VIII might decide whether to propose to her. She declined his offer.
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