i6i Painters hi the Reign of Henry VI I L 



the lord privy fciil's letters, to Hans Hol- 

 bein paynter, in •the advancement of his 

 whole year's wages before hand, after the rate 

 o^ XXX /. * by the year, which year's advance- 

 ment is to be accounted from this prefent, 

 which Ihall end ultimo Septembris next en- 

 fuing. 



The advancement of his falary is a proof 

 that Holbein was both favoured and poor. 

 As he was certainly very laborious, it is 

 probable that the luxury of Britain did not 

 teach him more oeconomy than he had prac- 

 tifed in his own country. 



Henry, befidcs thefe painters had feveral 

 artifts of note in his fervice. The fuperb 

 tomb of his hither, fays Stowe, f was not 

 linifhed 'till the eleventh year of this king, 

 1 51 9. It was made, adds the fame author, 

 by one Peter, a painter of Florence, for 

 which he received a thoufand pounds, for 

 the whole iluf/ and workmanfliip. This 

 Peter, Vertue difcovered to be, Fietro Tor- 

 reggiano, a valuable fculptor. That he 

 was here in the preceding year appears by 

 a book of a6ls, orders, decrees and records 

 of the Court of Requefcs printed in 1592 



*-■ Sandrart by miHake fays only 200 florins, 



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