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Medium
Woodcut
Size
10.9 × 6.2 cm
Collection
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Munich
Period
London, 1532–1543
Attribution
Hans Holbein the Younger

The royal arms suggest a New Testament meant for Henry VIII; the block was later used in Strasbourg in 1539.

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857 × 1296 px. Photograph: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Woodcut title border with an empty centre panel: the risen Christ crowns the arch, a bearded saint stands at each side and the English royal arms are held by a lion and dragon below.