Medium
Black and red chalk (stumped), brush and brown wash and black ink
Size
13.5 × 9.5 cm
Inventory
2000.16
Period
London, 1532–1543
Attribution
Attributed to Holbein

The Met catalogues it as attributed to Holbein and dates it only to the early 16th century; the head closely matches his drawing of John Poyntz at Windsor, from his second English stay.

2599 × 3085 px. Photograph: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Chalk head of John Poyntz in three-quarter profile to the right, an older man in a close-fitting grey cap with hair to his collar, on buff paper speckled with spots.