Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer

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Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer
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Artist Hans Holbein the Younger
Year1528 [1]
Medium tempera on oak
Dimensions0.83 cm× 0.67 cm(0.33 in× 0.26 in) [1]
Location Louvre, Paris
Accession1343; MR 751 [1]
Website collections.louvre.fr

Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer is a 1528 half-length portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. It is now in the Louvre, [1] whilst a copy after it hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. [2] It shows the astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer, a friend of Thomas More and Holbein himself. In his hand he holds a half-finished polyhedral sundial, whilst on the shelves behind him are a semi-circular star quadrant, a shepherd's dial and other instruments.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Portrait of Nicolas Kratzer". Louvre . Paris. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nicholas Kratzer". National Portrait Gallery . London. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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