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| Keywords: A merchant of the German steelyard by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg Hans of Antwerp thumb 75px The painting is damaged by four large cracks and much repainting but according to art historian John Rowlands Holbein's fine work is evident in the features beard shirt and hands Hans or John of Antwerp was a goldsmith and friend of Holbein who was at his deathbed and carried out the terms of his will <ref>Derek Wilson Hans Holbein Portrait of an Unknown Man London Pimlico Revised Edition 2006 ISBN 9781844139187 p 278 </ref> He has been identified as the possible sitter from the damaged inscription which also mentions the Hanseatic merchants' Steelyard where he may have worked as a goldsmith or a merchant or both <ref>John Rowlands Holbein The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger Boston David R Godine 1985 ISBN 0879235780 pp 136 “37 </ref> The scholarship on the sitter's identity is not however conclusive The same man is depicted in a roundel after Holbein right <br>References <references/> oil tempera oak 61 × 46 8 cm Royal Collection Windsor Castle http //www royalcollection org uk/eGallery/maker asp maker 12102 Royal Collection Creator Hans Holbein d J 1532 “33 Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom by Hans Holbein der Jüngere 1530s paintings from Germany Portraits of Steelyard merchants Tempera on panel 1530s portrait paintings Portrait paintings of bearded men Men facing right in art 1530s paintings in the United Kingdom Male portraits by Hans Holbein der Jüngere steelyard merchant PD-old-100 | ||||
