But in 1534 he painted one whose destiny was closely linked to hers-Thomas cromwell, then Master of the Jewel House.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue
After both cromwell and Holbein had been well rewarded for their services, the former lost his head and the Queen her crown on considerations that took no more account of her looks than her feelings.
"Holbein"
Beatrice Fortescue
Carlyle used to tell us in my youth that everything was due to the hero; that the whole course of human history depended upon your cromwell or Frederick.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen