Dr. John Chambers
1543, Artist: Hans Holbein d. J.
Dr. John Chambers
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.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Dated
1543
Artist
Hans Holbein d. J. (1497 Augsburg - 1543 London) - GND
Material
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
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 882
Provenance
1654 Coll. Count Arundel; Leopold Wilhelm
Depiction/Person
John Chambers (1470 - 1549) - GND
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