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The court of Henry VIII is easy to envision thanks to Hans Holbein the Younger’s portraits: the bearded king, Anne of Cleves in red and gold, Thomas Cromwell demure in black.
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Peter Marshall: Varnish & Virtue - Holbein: Renaissance Master by Elizabeth Goldring
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