HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER (1497/8-1543)
Sir Thomas Elyot (c.1490-1546)
c.1532-4RCIN 912203
Sir Thomas Elyot (c.1490 – 1546) was a writer and diplomat. His wife Margaret, Lady Elyot (c.1500 – 60) was a respected intellectual. Although the drawings function as a pair, it is unusual that Sir Thomas is shown on the right, a position normally taken by the wife.