Category: Biographies
The German Steelyard in London, and Holbein’s connection with its members—Portraits of Georg Gisze—Hans of Antwerp—The Wedighs—Derich Born—Derich Tybis—Cyriacus Fallen—Derich Berck—“The Triumph of Riches”—“The Triumph of Poverty”—Triumphal arch designed by Holbein for the Stee...
The German Steelyard in London, and Holbein’s connection with its members—Portraits of Georg Gisze—Hans of Antwerp—The Wedighs—Derich Born—Derich Tybis—Cyriacus Fallen—Derich Be...
2. CHAPTER XVIIHolbein receives the offer of a yearly pension from the Basel Town Council—“The Two Ambassadors”—The identity of the sitters—History and description of the picture—Other portrai...
3. CHAPTER XVIIIPortraits of Robert Cheseman—Thomas Cromwell—Lord Abergavenny—Charles de Solier, Sieur de Morette—The Earl of Arundel’s collection of pictures—Roundels of a man and his wife at...
4. CHAPTER XIXHolbein’s entry into Henry VIII’s service—Painting of “Adam and Eve”—Portraits of Henry VIII—The Whitehall fresco—Van Leemput’s copies of it—The life-size cartoon of Henry VII a...
5. CHAPTER XXSearch for a queen to succeed Jane Seymour—Negotiations in France and Brussels—The Duchess of Milan—Hutton’s description of her—Her portrait by some unknown Netherland painter—P...
6. CHAPTER XXINegotiations for a French wife for the King—Marie of Lorraine, Duchess of Longueville, afterwards Queen of Scotland—Visit of Peter Mewtas to France to obtain her portrait—Pierre...
7. CHAPTER XXIIHolbein’s return to Basel—Fêted by his fellow-citizens—His prosperous condition—Proposes to repaint his wall-decorations—Offer of a pension of fifty gulden from the Basel Town C...
8. CHAPTER XXIIIHenry VIII’s fresh matrimonial negotiations with Protestant Germany—Christopher Mont sent to the Court of the Duke of Saxony with reference to a political alliance and the King’...
9. CHAPTER XXIVHolbein’s work at Whitehall—His residence in the parish of St. Andrew Undershaft—In high favour at court—Payments of his salary—Possible visit to Basel—Portraits and miniatures...
10. CHAPTER XXVEarly references to Holbein as a miniature painter—Receives instruction from Lucas Hornebolt—Rareness of genuine miniatures by him—Sir Thomas More—Lord Abergavenny—Lady Audley—H...
11. CHAPTER XXVIThe history of the book of drawings by Holbein in the royal collection at Windsor Castle—Early references to it—Sir John Cheke—The book’s various changes of ownership—Charles I...
12. CHAPTER XXVIIHolbein as a practical designer for craftsmen in the different branches of art workmanship—Architectural designs—The “Holbein Gate” at Whitehall—The Porch at Wilton—Drawing of a...
13. CHAPTER XXVIIIHolbein’s last important work, the Barber-Surgeons picture, left unfinished by him—Description of it—Copy of it made for James I—Pepys’ attempt to purchase the original—Holbein’...
14. CHAPTER XXIXHolbein’s many-sided art—The destruction of all his larger decorative works—The fertility of his invention and his power of dramatic composition—The influence of the Italian Ren...
15. ii. 26516. ii. 87-88, 256, 259, 264, 331, 340, 344—— Collection, Inventory, &c., i. 5, 38, 40, 44, 55-56, 60, 75, 79, 84-85, 87, 99, 100-102, 106, 113, 121, 135, 146, 157, 161, 174, 180-181, 186, 199, 246-247, 250, 344-345, 347;
17. ii. 87-88, 260-261, 32918. ii. 32419. ii. 32620. ii. 52, 20321. ii. 110, 125, 137, 27122. ii. 27, 87, 152, 176, 198, 230, 264, 298, 307-308, 34123. ii. 109-110, 117, 131, 212, 233, 235, 23724. ii. 25, 64, 199, 209, 24825. ii. 15, 19, 25, 44, 53, 61, 64-65, 67-69, 72, 77, 81, 84, 89,26. ii. 30727. ii. 19, 25, 61-62, 64-66, 68-69, 77, 84, 107, 135, 166, 181, 193,28. ii. 162, 30029. ii. 32330. ii. 335-336Basel, i. 1, 15, 22-23, 31-33, 35-37, 43, 45-46, 49, 53, 55, 57-58, 65, 75, 78, 80-82, 84, 87, 90, 101, 104, 106, 109, 111, 115-116, 137, 141-142, 145, 147, 151, 153, 157, 158-1...
31. ii. 156;32. ii. 6, 329;33. ii. 32-33, 47, 63, 157-158;34. ii. 156;Haus zum Tanz, _see_ Dance, House of the; Town Archives, i. 58-59, 83, 126, 339; Town Council, i. 59, 90, 106, 124, 126-127, 130, 181, 198, 205, 232, 252, 254-255, 338-340, 347,...
35. ii. 34-35, 63, 158-159, 161-163, 191, 300;36. ii. 328-329, 357Basel Public Picture Collection (Gallery), i. 7 _note_, 9, 19, 26, 35, 37, 39, 42-43, 45, 50-52, 54 _note_, 55, 58-61, 63, 65, 68, 77-79, 81, 84-85, 87-88, 91, 98-99, 101, 106,...
37. ii. 64, 91, 21538. ii. 27239. ii. 112, 35140. ii. 4-6, 15, 16, 31, 201, 205-206, 248, 255, 259, 278, 324, 35341. ii. 161-16242. ii. 27-2843. ii. 33344. ii. 35145. ii. 81, 113, 247, 27446. ii. 30-33, 38, 59, 78, 91, 104, 109-110, 116, 192, 196, 208, 235,47. ii. 25648. ii. 33249. ii. 144, 30350. ii. 390British Museum, Print Room, i. 21-22, 63, 80, 146, 156, 182, 188, 207, 214 _note_, 307, 324, 356; ii. 26-27, 40, 61, 92 _note_, 113, 196, 211, 219, 226-227, 246, 247 _note_, 254...
51. ii. 5, 238-239;52. ii. 57, 61, 115-116, 119-120, 125, 127, 129, 140-141, 148, 150, 153,53. ii. 14, 87, 215, 237, 30854. ii. 81, 85, 88, 103-104, 107, 109, 165, 167, 169-170, 193-194,55. ii. 35156. ii. 118, 144-14557. ii. 4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 19, 21, 43, 92, 120, 141, 146, 152-153, 172,58. ii. 226;59. ii. 65, 87-89, 256, 26060. ii. 34161. ii. 64, 139-145, 152, 15462. ii. 249-25063. ii. 44, 52, 24564. ii. 13-14, 20, 24-25, 62, 81, 107, 110, 166, 188, 209, 224,65. ii. 6, 30, 32, 40, 42, 111, 114, 117, 124, 131-133, 137-138, 148,66. ii. 39167. ii. 1, 145, 272, 33868. ii. 34069. ii. 55, 65, 114-116, 154, 171, 173-184, 192, 215, 232, 235-236, 27170. ii. 5, 15-16, 19, 22, 175, 20271. ii. 38, 44, 48, 69, 196, 39172. ii. 14, 25, 107, 137, 170, 24673. ii. 331-33274. ii. 83, 39175. ii. 303-30476. ii. 17477. ii. 335-33778. ii. 3, 6, 11, 13, 58-62, 65, 76, 88, 92, 115-122, 124, 127, 138,79. ii. 12, 232Cust, Lionel, M.V.O., F.S.A., i. 264, 269, 270, 275 _note_, 281, 319 _note_, 335; ii. 10-11, 12 _and note_, 13, 60 _and note_, 61, 65, 108, 133, 192, 193 _note_, 194-196, 205 _n...
80. ii. 187-188, 314-31581. ii. 336, 33982. ii. 316, 328, 35483. ii. 162-164, 298, 30084. ii. 252-253, 39285. ii. 237-23886. ii. 209, 22587. ii. 254, 306, 39288. ii. 82, 10189. ii. 182, 186-188, 39290. ii. 35091. ii. 335, 340—— VI of England, i. 178, 279, 285-286, 314 _note_, 326; ii. 12 _note_, 65, 70, 97 _and note_, 107, 113, 127, 136, 138, 164-171, 200, 205, 208, 226-227, 234-235, 238-239, 243-24...
92. ii. 16293. ii. 25894. ii. 19, 25, 65, 188, 215, 256, 265, 276, 321, 329, 331, 337, 340-341Erasmus, _Adagia_, i. 45, 49, 181; _Colloquies_, i. 171; _Ecclesiastæ_, &c., i. 181; _Hyperaspistes_, i. 291; _Institution of Christian Marriage_, i. 291; _New Testament_, i. 45...
95. ii. 95, 188, 215;96. ii. 307-30897. ii. 328, 33098. ii. 156, 328-33099. ii. 76, 212, 254, 267100. ii. 323-324101. ii. 303, 305-306102. ii. 75, 186, 333103. ii. 49, 393104. ii. 304Francis I, King of France, i. 211, 217, 229, 257, 259. 266, 269, 281-285, 311; ii. 6, 40, 44, 45 _note_, 72, 91, 106, 114, 124, 131, 133, 139-142, 144-145, 148, 154, 171, 177, 1...
105. ii. 173106. ii. 331, 341107. ii. 354108. ii. 348109. ii. 196, 354110. ii. 241, 256, 329, 331111. ii. 210112. ii. 104Ganz, Dr. Paul, director of the Public Picture Collection, Basel, i. 35, 39, 42, 44, 47, 56, 65, 69, 79, 81, 85 _note_, 88, 97, 107, 109, 112, 121, 130, 139-140, 143, 148-149, 1...
113. ii. 393114. ii. 333115. ii. 337, 339-340116. ii. 393117. ii. 65, 255Greenwich, ii. 184, 240, 294, 297-298; Banqueting House (1527), i. 274-275, 281, 290, 311-316, 331, 336-337; ii. 64, 91, 310 _note_, 346; King’s House, ii. 337; Palace, i. 271,...
118. ii. 208;119. ii. 205, 304120. ii. 214121. ii. 335-336122. ii. 351, 355123. ii. 1, 2, 65, 250, 254-255124. ii. 79, 294, 309125. ii. 393126. ii. 77, 86, 93-94, 97, 104-106, 136, 192, 204, 215, 267, 292, 304,127. ii. 15, 164-166, 205, 353-354128. ii. 336-339129. ii. 52, 86130. ii. 73, 92, 164, 287-288131. ii. 147132. ii. 55, 94-96, 394, 188, 234-235, 267, 301—— VIII, i. 97, 169, 176, 178, 256-259, 265-266, 268-270, 272-276, 279-280, 282-287, 294, 305-307, 311-312, 314-317, 319, 326-331, 338, 355-356; ii. 3, 11, 12 _note_, 36, 45 _no...
133. ii. 93-109134. ii. 212135. ii. 62, 245-246136. ii. 334-335137. ii. 278138. ii. 394139. ii. 326140. ii. 90-91, 112-113, 218-219, 234-235, 237, 246, 81-309141. ii. 157, 299, 394142. ii. 119-125, 130-131, 140-141, 143-144, 58, 148-151, 153-156, 343-344Holbein, Ambrosius, elder son of Hans Holbein the Elder, i. 4, 5; his portrait by his father in the “St. Paul” altar-piece and in drawings, 11, 20, 25-27; training in his father...
143. ii. 63, 65, 160-162, 168, 300—— Hans, the Elder, i. 2; his family, 3, 4; forged signatures on his pictures, 3; his birth and earliest works, 4; his art, 5-7; settles in Ulm, 8; visits Frankfurt, 9; work for...
144. ii. Second residence in London, and connection with the Germanmerchants of the Steelyard, 1-32; portraits of Gisze, Hans of Antwerp, Wedigh, Born, Tybis, Fallen, Berck, &c., 4-23; his decorative paintings of the Triumphs of Riches and Pove...
145. ii. 332, 356146. ii. 358147. ii. 356148. ii. 356149. ii. 356150. ii. 93, 356151. ii. 357152. ii. 354153. ii. 354154. ii. 316, 324, 358155. ii. 328-329, 354156. ii. 357157. ii. 77, 349158. ii. 23-30, 262-263, 313-314159. ii. 328, 330160. ii. 64, 313161. ii. 157, 315162. ii. 157, 357163. ii. 284164. ii. 314165. ii. 357166. ii. 256, 356167. ii. 65, 87-89, 134, 255, 351168. ii. 58-60, 65, 88, 255, 311, 351;169. ii. 355170. ii. 329171. ii. 17, 22, 353172. ii. 43, 65, 204, 304173. ii. 256, 349, 357174. ii. 65, 255, 354175. ii. 65, 134, 311, 350176. ii. 65, 134, 311, 348Henry VIII, various portraits after Holbein or by his contemporaries, at Warwick Castle, ii. 100-102, 104, 217, 290; Windsor Castle, ii. 103-104, 236; St. Bartholomew’s Hospital...
177. ii. 57, 65, 355178. ii. 164, 189, 255, 357;179. ii. 192, 195-196, 207, 283, 348;180. ii. 4, 88, 241, 255, 353181. ii. 354182. ii. 328, 356Milan, Christina, Duchess of, 1538 (National Gallery), ii. 25, 43, 51, 65, 88, 115, 125-130, 133-137, 142, 150-151, 155, 171, 255, 349; copy of the upper half (Windsor), ii. 125...
183. ii. 334-336184. ii. 221, 289, 340, 348185. ii. 289186. ii. 65, 171, 197-199, 330, 350;187. ii. 349188. ii. 352189. ii. 65, 109, 111-113, 181, 237, 280, 349;190. ii. 23, 83-85, 355;191. ii. 351, 355;192. ii. 65, 350, 353193. ii. 350194. ii. 357195. ii. 356196. ii. 241197. ii. 220-222, 348198. ii. 264199. ii. 357200. ii. 323-324Design with arms of Lachner family (Stockholm), ii. 325-326 The Banner-Bearer of the Urseren Valley (Berlin), ii. 324-325 Martyrdom of St. Richardis (Basel), ii. 326-327 Design...
201. ii. 326202. ii. 326Terminus, for Erasmus (Basel), i. 146 Wild Man of the Woods (British Museum), i. 146-147 Christ on the Cross between the Virgin and St. John (Basel), i. 147-148 The Annunciation...
203. ii. 325204. ii. 327205. ii. 264206. ii. 264207. ii. 195-196, 275-286208. ii. 258209. ii. 254210. ii. 237, 256, 258211. ii. 250212. ii. 256, 328213. ii. 256, 260214. ii. 255, 331, 335-339215. ii. 250-251, 255216. ii. 255217. ii. 248, 252218. ii. 250-251, 255219. ii. 248, 260220. ii. 259-260221. ii. 62, 69, 70, 73, 79, 85-87, 101, 110, 125, 134, 140, 191, 200-201,222. ii. 276, 329223. ii. 332224. ii. 49, 50, 74, 87-88, 188, 264, 314-315, 345225. ii. 74-75226. ii. 301227. i. 2, 3228. ii. 162-164, 298, 300229. ii. 161-162, 300230. ii. 206, 211231. ii. 280Hollar, Wenceslaus, i. 27-28, 71, 87, 214, 308, 318, 320; ii. 15, 44, 61, 67-69, 77, 112, 166, 182 _and note_, 193-194, 200, 209, 214-215, 231, 253, 263, 275-276, 283, 329-330, 346
232. ii. 100, 102, 105, 217, 220233. ii. 71, 100, 102, 104-105, 141-142, 197, 217-220, 236, 303234. ii. 70-71, 217, 238-239235. ii. 214, 347236. ii. 221, 348237. ii. 328238. ii. 156-157, 301239. ii. 14, 224, 249240. ii. 139, 144, 147-152, 154-155, 343241. ii. 328242. ii. 354243. ii. 249, 252244. ii. 104245. ii. 395246. ii. 212, 311247. ii. 112, 201, 303, 352248. ii. 330-332, 395249. ii. 395250. ii. 211, 349251. ii. 351252. ii. 327253. ii. 330254. ii. 336255. ii. 245256. ii. 300;257. ii. 314258. ii. 1-4, 9, 11, 13-15, 19, 22, 24, 30, 33, 35, 43-44, 59, 64, 67-68,—— All Hallows St., ii. 2; Bridewell Hospital, ii. 169; Bridewell Palace, ii. 42-43, 292; Cannon St., ii. 2 _and note_; Christ’s Hospital, ii. 169; Cousins Lane, ii. 2; Dowgate,...
259. ii. 189, 299;260. ii. 205, 304;Monkwell St., ii. 289; Montagu House, ii. 221-222; Parliament St., ii. 267; Rolls Chapel, i. 272; St. Andrew Undershaft, Aldgate Ward, ii. 1, 188-189, 295-296, 299; St. Bartholo...
261. ii. 101, 103, 234;262. ii. 310;St. Martin Orgar, i. 280; St. Nicholas Acon, ii. 12-13; St. Paul’s Cathedral, ii. 294; St. Saviour’s, Southwark, ii. 307; St. Vedast in Chepe, i, 260, 262; Soho Square, ii. 135,...
263. ii. 37, 137, 214, 307, 352264. ii. 60-61, 334-337265. ii. 305266. ii. 225, 234267. ii. 181268. ii. 26, 81, 83, 85, 176, 181-183, 214, 237, 241, 255, 314, 353269. ii. 313, 323-324, 326Lucerne, Brotherhood of St. Luke (Painters’ Guild), i. 64; Church of the Augustines, i. 80-81; Convent of the Franciscans, i. 78; Fountain of the Cordeliers, i. 78; Museum, i. 7...
270. ii. 328-330271. ii. 81, 88-89, 99, 133-135, 243-245, 305, 307272. ii. 130, 133-135, 245273. ii. 6, 38, 74-75, 187-188274. ii. 396275. ii. 234276. ii. 266-267277. ii. 137Mander, Carel van, i. 23, 27-28, 50, 74, 224, 252, 289-290, 295, 298, 328; ii. 15, 24, 29, 60, 94, 112, 134, 187, 213, 217, ii. 231, 289, 290, 298-299, 344, 396
278. ii. 27, 314279. ii. 145280. ii. 136281. ii. 176, 197282. ii. 193-194, 225, 227, 234, 258, 304283. ii. 298284. ii. 183285. ii. 5, 27, 300, 396286. ii. 200, 241, 250287. ii. 308-309288. ii. 15, 27, 301289. ii. 347, 400290. ii. 163, 298291. ii. 34, 256, 328, 330292. ii. 159-160293. ii. 186, 201, 303294. ii. 42-43, 139, 142-145, 152, 154295. ii. 335-337296. ii. 337-338, 340297. ii. 1, 16, 25, 28-29, 65-66, 76, 84, 145, 185, 203-204, 212,298. ii. 61, 182, 219-221, 227-228, 231-232, 235-236, 240-241, 347-348299. ii. 77, 236300. ii. 80-81, 205301. ii. 139, 148-150, 154-155, 343-344302. ii. 136303. ii. 350304. ii. 60, 80-81, 104, 109, 167, 170, 194, 196, 205, 210, 305305. ii. 162306. ii. 382-383307. ii. 82, 340, 347-348, 400308. ii. 271-273, 396309. ii. 38, 110, 170, 193, 298, 396310. ii. 135, 245, 270, 298311. ii. 334, 336-337, 339-340, 352312. ii. 73-75313. ii. 278, 320, 331314. ii. 397315. ii. 331, 341316. ii. 81, 113, 247, 274;317. ii. 81, 184, 209, 383318. ii. 203Paris, i. 60, 147-148, 171, 176, 204, 266, 325 _note_; ii. 25-26, 38, 44, 68, 71 _note_, 72, 141, 152, 162-164, 272, 288, 300, 342-343; Bibliothèque Nationale, i. 142, 144, 207;...
319. ii. 70, 217320. ii. 233, 238321. ii. 209, 397322. ii. 347323. ii. 105, 303324. ii. 95, 186, 188, 271, 293-294325. ii. 86, 125, 397326. ii. 59, 114, 117, 138, 142, 168, 177, 201, 208, 303-304327. ii. 24, 62, 245, 314, 338328. ii. 64, 127, 232329. ii. 255330. ii. 324331. ii. 184, 249332. ii. 332333. ii. 329334. ii. 226335. ii. 59, 66, 101, 134;336. ii. 337337. ii. 258, 334, 336338. ii. 266339. ii. 135;340. ii. 12, 68, 90, 124-125, 143, 148, 150-151, 155, 175, 180, 190-191,341. ii. 8, 321, 397342. ii. 104, 112-113, 167, 169, 201, 352343. ii. 101, 103, 234344. ii. 325345. ii. 334, 339, 352346. ii. 62, 245-246347. ii. 328-330348. ii. 326349. ii. 162-163, 300350. ii. 358;351. ii. 228352. ii. 83-85353. ii. 25, 64-65, 199, 248354. ii. 1-35, 57-58, 88, 215, 219, 229, 255, 262-263, 287355. ii. 398356. ii. 30-31, 179, 294, 299, 346, 398357. ii. 230, 237, 249358. ii. 104, 168-170, 201, 204-205, 220, 234, 238, 241, 292, 303-304359. ii. 15, 202360. ii. 124361. ii. 220, 238-240362. ii. 77, 298363. ii. 334364. ii. 399365. ii. 105, 142, 269, 298, 303366. ii. 105, 266, 303367. ii. 90, 191, 223, 255368. ii. 335369. ii. 300, 324370. ii. 25, 166, 188, 231, 245, 248371. ii. 13, 224, 341372. ii. 131373. ii. 7, 17, 20, 62, 65, 70-71, 109, 111-112, 201-203, 205-209, 211,374. ii. 399375. ii. 26-28, 198, 231, 246376. ii. 86, 101-102, 107, 269, 303, 386-389, 399377. ii. 59, 139, 333378. ii. 26, 28, 94, 133, 135, 169-170, 179, 181, 189, 193-194, 199,379. ii. 1, 59, 65, 250, 255380. ii. 100-104, 217381. ii. 344382. ii. 127, 142383. ii. 57, 187, 203384. ii. 8, 14, 17, 19, 44, 52, 62-63, 73, 90-91, 103, 110, 112, 125,385. ii. 137386. ii. 334, 337387. ii. 112, 351388. ii. 79, 332389. ii. 16, 55, 59, 137, 187, 199, 288, 333Woltmann, Dr., i. 4, 5, 14-15, 19, 23-25, 38, 51, 62, 93, 96, 102, 106-107, 109, 112, 121, 123, 165, 169, 174, 184, 187-188, 211, 222, 228, 237, 247, 288, 292, 297, 299, 319, 32...
390. ii. 5, 9, 10, 13, 16, 22, 26, 32, 37-38, 57, 60, 72, 77, 79, 97, 101,Wornum, R. N., i. 14, 92, 165 _note_, 167, 184, 237, 247, 263, 266, 297, 300, 306, 328, 331-333; ii. 37, 46, 49, 60, 72, 86, 101, 105, 125, 130, ii. 150, 165-167, 169, 212, 225,...
391. ii. 79, 255392. ii. 37-38, 65, 71, 79-83, 118, 205, 250, 252, 280393. ii. 400394. ii. 57, 86, 400395. ii. 400● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ The first volume of this work can be found here: Gutenberg.org book number 64208 ○ This book’s index includes links to both volume i and volume ii. ○ Mi...