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Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex

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{
  "abstract": "This portrait of Thomas Cromwell may be one of the first miniatures Holbein painted. It was made during his second visit to England in 1532 when Cromwell was advancing as a trusted councillor of the king. The mount has been cut from a playing card of the suit of spades. This portrait is mounted in the same case as another, later, miniature of Cromwell.",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Holbein",
      "given": "Hans"
    }
  ],
  "id": "rn6tt-37x90",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        "1532"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "language": "eng",
  "publisher": "National Portrait Gallery",
  "title": "Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex",
  "type": "figure"
}