Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
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Title
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Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
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Description
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Miniature portrait of Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton painted by Hans Holbein the Younger
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Access Rights
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Public Domain
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Subject
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Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
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Medium
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Vellum laid on card; irregular and cut to fit oval
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Coverage
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Germany (painter); England (subject)
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Creator
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Hans Holbein the Younger
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Provenance
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the sitter, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, London (until d. 1550); Earls of Southampton (1550–1624); Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton (1624–d. 1667); his daughter, Lady Elizabeth Wriothesley (1667–d. 1682/83); her widower, Edward Noel, 1st Earl of Gainsborough (1682/83–d. 1688/89); their son, Wriothesley Baptist Noel, 2nd Earl of Gainsborough (1688/89–d. 1690); his cousin, Baptist Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (1690–d. 1714); his daughter, Lady Susan Noel (1714–d. 1758); her widower, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 4th Earl of Shaftesbury, Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset (1758–d. 1771); Earls of Shaftesbury, Wimborne St. Giles (1771–1851); Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, Wimborne St. Giles (1851–about 1875; sold to Cook); Sir Francis Cook, Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey (about 1875–d. 1901); his son, Wyndham Francis Cook, London (1901–d. 1905); his son, Humphrey Wyndham Cook, London (1905–25; his sale, Christie's, London, July 7–10, 1925, no. 307, for £283.10 to Agnew); [Agnew and Sabin, London, 1925; sold to MMA]
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Audience
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General public, interested in art
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Publisher
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The Met Museum
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Date Created
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c.1535