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Henry VIII

Hans Holbein (the Younger) workshop c. 1537

Walker Art Gallery WAG 1350

Armor made for Henry VIII

Italian, Milan or Brescia c. 1544

Metropolitan Museum of Art accession number 32.130.7a-l

Three-quarter Armor

circa 1550-60

inv. num. A-1

Armor for Henri II of France

Sotheby's 5 May 1983