Sir Thomas More and Family was a group portrait painted around 1527 by Hans Holbein the Younger during his first stay in England, showing the statesman and scholar Thomas More together with his immediate family and household. The original was destroyed by fire at Kroměříž Castle in 1752, but its composition survives through later copies, most notably one painted by Rowland Lockey in the 1590s, and through a preparatory drawing by Holbein himself held at the Kunstmuseum Basel.
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LocationOriginal destroyed by fire in 1752 at Kroměříž Castle; best copy at Nostell Priory, Yorkshire 1 Original destroyed in 1752; copies survive at Nostell Priory, the National Portrait Gallery and the V&A. Year Created MediumOil on canvas (Lockey copy) 1 Medium
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Original painting, fate
the original painting was destroyed in a fire in 1752, at Schloss Kremsier (Kroměříž Castle), the Moravian residence of Carl von Liechtenstein
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Sir Thomas More and His Family is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, created circa 1527 during Holbein's first visit to England. The work depicted the noted statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More, his immediate family, and other members of his household.
In Form: Painting, lead paragraph
Sir Thomas More and His Family is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, created circa 1527 during Holbein’s first visit to England. The work depicted the noted statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More, his immediate family, an
Created By: Hans Holbein the Younger, lead paragraph
Sir Thomas More and His Family is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, created circa 1527 during Holbein’s first visit to England. The work depicted the noted statesman and scholar Sir Thomas More, his immediate family, an
In Group: Family, Couple and Group Portraits, Lead
Sir Thomas More and His Family is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, created circa 1527 during Holbein’s first visit to England.
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