Designs for Pendant Jewels by Hans Holbein the Younger, Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532–43

Six designs for pendant jewels; ink and washes on paper, british museum, london. (top row) design for a circular pendant jewel; five emeralds and a pearl, 8. 6 × 5. 5 cm. Design for an oval pendant jewel; a ruby, four sapphires and pearls, 11. 6 × 6. 4 cm. Design for a diamond-shaped pendant jewel; sapphires and twelve pearls, 12. 2 × 6. 3 cm. (bottom row) design for a diamond-shaped pendant jewel; sapphires and eight pearls, 13. 5 × 6. 6 cm. Design for a diamond-shaped pendant jewel; sapphires and four pearls, 11. 2 × 6. 2 cm. Design for a circular pendant jewel; sapphires and pearls in a cross shape, 9 × 5. 3 cm. Date: 1532–43.