Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1540–42

Portrait of lord francis russell. Black and coloured chalks, pen and indian ink on pink-primed paper, 24. 2 × 18. 1 cm, royal collection, windsor castle. The drawing is heavily rubbed and disfigured, and the penwork is not original. Francis russell (1527–1585) was the son of john russell, ist earl of bedford, whose portrait holbein also drew. He succeeded to the earldom in 1555. Reference k. T. Parker, the drawings of hans holbein at windsor castle, oxford: phaidon, 1945, oclc 822974, p. 55. Date: c. 1540–42.