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Anglo-Dutch School, 17th Century

A pair of portraits: Sir William Butts and his Wife, Diana Butts (After Holbein)

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Anglo-Dutch School, 17th Century

A pair of portraits: Sir William Butts and his Wife, Diana Butts (After Holbein)

Both pastel and coloured chalks

Sir William Butts: 165 by 150 mm; Diana Butts: 190 by 150 mm

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Sale, London, Sotheby's, 31 May 1932, lot 25 (as Lucas Vostermans, After Holbein)

Sir William Butts was Physician to Henry VIII and was knighted by him under the title of Sir William Butts of Norfolk.

Holbein's original painting of Sir William Butts is now housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. It originally formed a pair with a portrait of Sir William's wife, Diana Butts. A preparatory drawing for the original painting of Diana is in the Royal Collection. The National Portrait Gallery, London and The Royal College of Physicians also have portraits of Sir William, after Holbein.