Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer

Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer is a 1528 half-length portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. It is now in the Louvre,^[1] whilst a copy after it hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.^[2] It shows the astronomer Nikolaus Kratzer, a friend of Thomas More and Holbein himself. In his hand he holds a half-finished polyhedral sundial, whilst on the shelves behind him are a semi-circular star quadrant, a shepherd's dial and other instruments.

Portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer
Artist	Hans Holbein the Younger
Year	1528[1]
Medium	tempera on oak
Dimensions	0.83 cm × 0.67 cm (0.33 in × 0.26 in)[1]
Location	Louvre, Paris
Accession	1343; MR 751[1]
Website	collections.louvre.fr

See also

• List of paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger