Von Wedigh was a German merchant working in London, where Holbein painted him in crisp black against a cool blue-green background. Look for the Latin motto on the edge of his book: "Truth breeds hatred."
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Hermann von Wedigh III
Hans Holbein the Younger · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).