{ "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" }