Hans Holbein the Elder

German, c. 1465 - 1524

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Shown from the chest up, a woman’s body faces us as she looks slightly off to our left in this vertical drawing. Her face and features are shaded in detail with white highlights that suggest pale skin. She has round eyes with heavy lids under lightly raised brows, a straight nose, and full lips in an oval-shaped face. Her headdress wraps around her neck and head and falls over her shoulders. She is enclosed by a drawn frame with rounded corners at the top and a curved bottom. The artist’s initials are partially visible within the frame near the lower right, “H.H.” Ink writing was added to a few areas of the drawing or has transferred from another page to this image.
Hans Holbein the Elder, Portrait of a Woman [recto], c. 1508, silverpoint with brush and black and brown ink over charcoal and leadpoint, heightened with white on white prepared paper, Woodner Collection, 1991.182.18.a

Portrait of a Woman [recto]

Hans Holbein the Elder · c. 1508 · silverpoint with brush and black and brown ink over charcoal and leadpoint, heightened with white on white prepared paper ·  Accession ID  1991.182.18.a

Hans Holbein the Elder, Study of a Bearded Man [verso], c. 1508/1510, silverpoint and charcoal heightened with white on white prepared paper, Woodner Collection, 1991.182.18.b

Study of a Bearded Man [verso]

Hans Holbein the Elder · c. 1508/1510 · silverpoint and charcoal heightened with white on white prepared paper ·  Accession ID  1991.182.18.b

John Fillian, Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 1653, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1951.11.774

Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

John Fillian · 1653 · engraving ·  Accession ID  1951.11.774

Hendrick Bary, Desiderius Erasmus, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.14.431

Desiderius Erasmus

Hendrick Bary · · engraving ·  Accession ID  1950.14.431

Frans van den Wyngaerde, John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.14.468

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester

Frans van den Wyngaerde · · engraving ·  Accession ID  1950.14.468

Wenceslaus Hollar, Sir Thomas Cromwell, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1951.11.620

Sir Thomas Cromwell

Wenceslaus Hollar · · engraving ·  Accession ID  1951.11.620

Lucas Emil Vorsterman, Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1951.11.499

Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk

Lucas Emil Vorsterman · · engraving ·  Accession ID  1951.11.499

Israhel van Meckenem, Christ Among the Doctors, c. 1490/1500, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1945.5.87

Christ Among the Doctors

Israhel van Meckenem · c. 1490/1500 · engraving ·  Accession ID  1945.5.87

Israhel van Meckenem, The Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1490/1500, engraving on laid paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.107

The Marriage of the Virgin

Israhel van Meckenem · c. 1490/1500 · engraving on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1943.3.107

Israhel van Meckenem, Joachim's Sacrifice, c. 1490/1500, engraving, Rosenwald Collection, 1964.8.1276

Joachim's Sacrifice

Israhel van Meckenem · c. 1490/1500 · engraving ·  Accession ID  1964.8.1276