WILLIAM DERBY | Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (circa 1517-1547)

WILLIAM DERBY
Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (circa 1517-1547)

watercolour over pencil;
signed, inscribed and dated verso: Henry Howard Earl of Surrey. / From the Original probably by Titian. in the Collection of His Grace / The Duke of Norfolk / at Arundel Castle. Drawn by William Derby 1827.
240 by 144mm.; 9½ by 5¾in.

Condition Report:
The work is a little faded. It is held in a beautiful frame.

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