William Warham (1450?-1532), Archbishop of Canterbury
after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
508 x 457 mm (20 x 18 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959396
Summary
Oil painting on panel, William Warham (1450?-1532), Archbishop of Canterbury, after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), thought to be 17th century. Inscribed: IMAGO WILHELMI WARHAM CANTVARIENSIS ARCHIEPISCOPVS. A bust-length portrait with identifying inscription of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, in surplice, red cassock and black cap in a feigned oval. William Warham (1503 -1532) was one of the last Catholic Archbishops of Canterbury under King Henry VIII, who was pressured by the King into advising Pope Clement VII to annul the latter's first marriage to Katherine of Aragon. He was also a friend of Sir Thomas More. His portrait was acquired by Charles Winn in 1849, when the picture dealer and restorer, Edwin Holder advised him that it was `...very curious and good, probably by Holbein'.
Provenance
Acquired by Charles Winn in 1849, at the advice of the picture dealer and restorer, Edwin Holder; purchased by the National Trust by private treaty sale from Lord St Oswald in 2010.
Credit line
Nostell Priory, The St Oswald Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
♦ IMAGO WILHELMI WARHAM CANTVARIENSIS ARCHIEPISCOPVS ♦ On the front of the frame: 231
Makers and roles
after Hans Holbein the younger (Augsburg 1497/8 - London 1543), artist British (English) School, artist
References
Brockwell 1915 Maurice Walter Brockwell, Catalogue of the Pictures and Other Works of Art in the Collection of Lord St Oswald at Nostell Priory, London 1915, no. 231