Holbein

HANS, (styled THE YOUNGER.) (hol bin,) an eminent painter of the German school, was B. at Grünstadt in 1497. He early emigrated to England, where he became court-painter to Henry VIII., and in which country his chief works maybe found. His strength lay in portraiture; although the Dance of Death, and Adoration of the Shepherds and Kings, may be cited as examples of his historical style. D. in London, 1543. [s. 458]