Tantalus

Hans Holbein the Younger1535/1540

Details

Title: Tantalus
Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Date Created: 1535/1540
Physical Dimensions: overall (diameter roundel): 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Provenance: Charles Chauncy, M.D. [1706-1777], London; Sir Thomas Lawrence [1769-1830], London; his nephew, Matthew Holbecke Bloxam [1805-1888], England; Rugby School, Warwickshire; Henry Oppenheimer [1859-1932], London; (his sale, Christie's, London, 10-14 July 1936, no. 382);[1] (Colnaghi, London); Philip Hofer [1898-1984], Cambridge, MA, by 1937; by inheritance to his son, Myron Hofer; (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 28 January 1998, no. 29); purchased through (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London) by NGA. [1] The Oppenheimer sale catalogue includes the name "Lindsay" in the provenance, which may be a confusion with a Mr. Lindsay who showed August Schmarsow the Holbein drawings at Rugby (see Literature).
Medium: pen and black ink with watercolors, heightened in gold, on laid paper

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