Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later. Oil and gold on oak, Diameter 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949. Public domain (CC0).

Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later. Oil and gold on oak.

Profile
Soft light
Painting

Bust-length profile of the six-year-old prince facing left in a round panel, evenly lit from the left against a blue ground.

Open in the value study maker

The image is free to use for any purpose: the museum has released it into the public domain.

Value studies

Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall as a study in 2 values — **Notan, 2 values.** Split at value 3.6: 74% of the picture is dark and 26% light.

Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall as a study in 3 values — **3 values.** 30% dark (values 0 to 1.4), 47% middle (1.4 to 4.2) and 23% light (4.2 to 10).

Edward VI (1537–1553), When Duke of Cornwall as a study in 5 values — **5 values.** From darkest to lightest: 28%, 12%, 33%, 11% and 15% of the picture.

Split at the picture's natural breaks between light and dark, with Simplify at 5, as in the value study maker. Values run from 0 (black) to 10 (white).

Palette

#060504Value 0.1, neutral
31%
#034161Value 2.6, cool
31%
#A99E8CValue 6.6, warm
13%
#797A71Value 5.1, neutral
6%
#8A5E48Value 4.4, warm
6%
#0D3143Value 1.9, cool
5%
#4B2814Value 2.0, warm
4%
#464843Value 3.0, neutral
4%

The 8 main colors run from value 0.1 to 6.6: 3 warm, 2 cool and 3 neutral. See warm and cool colors for how the labels are worked out.

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