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Holbein, Hans, 1493-1543 Engraving of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1612 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 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey dated 1836. Half portrait of Wolsey based on a painting by Hans Holbein.

Mote, W.T., fl. 1829-1838
Wolsey, Thomas, 1473-1530
Holbein, Hans, 1493-1543

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