Sir Thomas More

Hans Holbein the Younger

1527 · Oil on oak panel · The Frick Collection, New York

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About this work

Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
Year: 1527
Medium: Oil on oak panel
Original size: 74.9 × 60.3 cm
Collection: The Frick Collection, New York
Movement: Northern Renaissance

Thomas More, lawyer, scholar and royal councillor, sits half-length before a green curtain in a black coat with fur collar and deep red velvet sleeves, holding a folded paper; across his shoulders lies the gold collar of SS, the Tudor livery chain marking his service to the king, with a Tudor rose pendant. Holbein painted the panel in London in 1527, during his first stay in England, which he began with a letter of recommendation from Erasmus to More, in whose circle he was welcomed. The portrait is unsparing in detail, down to the stubble on More's chin. More rose to become Lord Chancellor in 1529, refused to accept Henry VIII as head of the English Church, and was executed in 1535; he was canonised in 1935. A related drawing is in the Royal Collection, and a copy hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Holbein's portrait of More's whole family is lost. Henry Clay Frick bought this panel in 1912, and it hangs in the Frick Collection in New York.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A thoughtful statesman in black fur and deep red velvet with a gold chain against a green curtain, for a study, library or home office at 24×36 in black. A deep green, oxblood or charcoal wall; it pairs with Portrait of Pope Innocent X.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1527)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: intimate
Rooms: study or library, home office, living room, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Sir Thomas More in the public domain?

Yes. Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Frick Collection.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Sir Thomas More painted, and in what medium?

Sir Thomas More dates from 1527 and was made in oil on oak panel; the original measures 74.9 × 60.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Sir Thomas More we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Hans Holbein the Younger's Sir Thomas More — Sir Thomas More — the statesman in a fur collar and the gold SS chain, before a green curtain — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Holbein: Portraits of the Tudor Age, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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