Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap, 1532–35, Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden, Overall, with engaged frame, diameter 5 in. (12.7 cm); painted surface diameter 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), Paintings, Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), Holbein painted this small roundel about 1532–35, after his return to England. The young sitter can be identified as a court official, for he wears the livery of Henry VIII, with the initials H[R] for Henricus Rex embroidered in black on his red coat
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Portrait, Man, Red Cap, 1532–35, Oil, gold, parchment, laid down, linden, Overall, engaged frame, diameter 5, 12.7 cm, painted surface diameter 3 3/4, 9.5, Paintings, Hans Holbein the Younger, German, Augsburg, 1497/98–1543, London, Holbein painted, small roundel, return, England, young sitter, identified, court official, wears, livery, Henry VIII, initials H, R, Henricus Rex, embroidered, black, red coat
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