Key facts
Full title | Henry VII and Henry VIII |
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Artist | Hans Holbein the Younger |
Artist dates | 1497/8 - 1543 |
Date made | about 1536-7 |
Medium and support | Ink and watercolour on paper |
Dimensions | 257.8 × 137.2 cm |
Acquisition credit | On loan from National Portrait Gallery, London. Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1957 |
Inventory number | L1279 |
Location | Room 2 |
Art route(s) | C |
Image copyright | On loan from National Portrait Gallery, London. Accepted in lieu of tax by H.M. Government and allocated to the Gallery, 1957 |
Collection | Main Collection |
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Henry VII and Henry VIII
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