English: The sitter has been identified as the goldsmith Hans (John) of Antwerp. The same man, probably a merchant of the Steelyard, is depicted in a painting by Holbein in the Royal Collection.
Reference
Cleland, Elizabeth; Eaker, Adam; Wieseman, Marjorie E.; Bochicchio, Sarah (2022). The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN9781588396921, p. 130: "Holbein had portrayed Van der Gow in 1532, firmly documenting the goldsmith's association with the Steelyard by naming it in the inscription on the letter held in the sitter's hands."
Foister, Susan (2006) Holbein in England, London: Tate. ISBN1854376454, p. 116: "it is conceivable that he was both a merchant and a goldsmith."
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Hans of Antwerp, c. 1532 by Hans Holbein the Younger