Dr. John Chambers
1543 | Hans Holbein d. J.
One of Holbein’s latest portraits is this depiction of King Henry VIII’s personal physician. The background and inscription were subsequently renewed, and the age of the doctor was incorrectly recorded as 88. In fact he was only 73 when he was portrayed by Holbein for a group picture of Henry VIII’s physicians together with this individual study. By making the composition both simple and monumental, Holbein focuses fully on the depicted subject’s features.
One of Holbein’s latest portraits is this depiction of King Henry VIII’s personal physician. The background and inscription were subsequently renewed, and the age of the doctor was incorrectly recorded as 88. In fact he was only 73 when he was portrayed by Holbein for a group picture of Henry VIII’s physicians together with this individual study. By making the composition both simple and monumental, Holbein focuses fully on the depicted subject’s features.
Artist:
Hans Holbein d. J. (1497 Augsburg - 1543 London) DNB
Depiction/Person:
John Chambers (1470 - 1549) DNB
Time:
1543
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
58 cm × 39,7 cm
Framed: 76,5 cm × 58,5 cm × 9,5 cm
Inscribed
Hintergrund mit Inschrift und falscher Altersangabe AETATIS. SVAE. 88 erneuert
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 882
Provenance
1654 Coll. Count Arundel; Leopold Wilhelm