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Holbein, Hans, 1493-1543 Engraving of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1606 Author/Creator: Holbein, Hans, 1493-1543 Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Date: 1836 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One engraving of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex dated 1836. Half portrait of Cromwell based on a painting by Hans Holbein.

Holbein, Hans, 1493-1543
Holl, W., fl. 1836
Cromwell, Thomas, 1485-1540

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