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Alternative names	Hans Holbein the Younger
Description	German painter
Date of birth/death	1497 or 1498	before 29 November 1543
Location of birth/death	Augsburg	London
Work location	Basel, Lucerne, London
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

The Ambassadors

Date

1533

Medium

oil on oak

Dimensions

Length: 209.5 cm (82.5 in). Height: 207 cm (81.5 in).

Current location

National Gallery

	Native name	National Gallery
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 30′ 30.96″ N, 0° 7′ 41.88″ W
	Established	1824
	Website	nationalgallery.org.uk
	Authority control	WorldCat

room C

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Google Art Project: Home - pic Downscaled from 7 level of zoom out of 8, JPEG compression quality: Photoshop level 9.

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Orientation	Normal
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Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows
File change date and time	20:41, 24 October 2012
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Date and time of digitizing	13:11, 24 October 2012
Date metadata was last modified	13:41, 24 October 2012
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