HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/8-1543)
William Parr, later Marquess of Northampton (1513-1571)
c.1538-42RCIN 912231
Aged eleven, William Parr (1513–71) entered the household of the King’s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy. He was appointed a Knight of the Garter in April 1543 and his sister Katherine became Henry’s sixth wife a few months later. Parr’s renowned good looks and elegance were skilfully captured by Holbein, who made copious notes about his dress and jewels on this drawing.