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Born 1497 or 1498 • Augsburg • Germany
Died 1543 • London • England

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Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger: Erasmus
Hans Holbein the Younger: The Chandler
Hans Holbein the Younger: Sir Thomas More
Hans Holbein the Younger: Portrait of Georg Gisze
Hans Holbein the Younger: Portrait of Henry VIII of England
Hans Holbein the Younger: Anne of Cleves
Hans Holbein the Younger: portrait of Jane Seymour
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Holbein, Hans, the Younger: portrait of Anne of Cleves
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