_C.L.P._, vol. xiii. pt. ii. 1120 (2 Dec. 1538.) Footnote 326: She was betrothed to François, Duke of Nevers, who married her sister Margaret before the end of the same year. [Sidenote: HOLBEIN’S MOVEMENTS IN 1538] Whether Holbein painted pictures of one or all of these ladies from the drawings he made in France it is impossible to say. The drawings themselves cannot be traced, but this does not prove that they were not taken, for the preliminary studies of Christina of Milan and of Anne of Cleves and her sister Amelia have so far remained undiscovered. Holbein and Hoby parted company at Nancy early in September, the former to visit his wife and family in Basel, while the latter returned post-haste to London, no doubt taking with him Holbein’s sketch of Anne of Lorraine in order to show it to his royal master. In October Hoby set out for Spain, in connection with the negotiations for the Milan marriage. The contents of this chapter and the preceding one may be summarised as follows: _February 1, 1538._—Peter Mewtas sent over to France to obtain the portrait of Marie of Lorraine, Duchess of Longueville. Early in the same month Philip Hoby was also sent into France for the same purpose (about the King’s “necessaries and affairs of importance”), for which he was paid £23, 6_s._ 8_d._ _March 2 or 3, 1538._ —Hoby and Holbein left London for Brussels to obtain the portrait of the Duchess of Milan, reaching the latter place on the evening of the 10th. _March 12, 1538._—Holbein made his drawing of the Duchess, and the two men started home on the evening of the same day, reaching London on March 18. _April and May 1538._—Holbein at work on the full-length portrait of the Duchess of Milan. _May 29, 1538._—Holbein received a royal licence to export 600 tuns of beer. _June 3, 1538._—Hoby and Holbein left London for Havre to obtain the portrait of Louise of Guise, and of some other lady, possibly Marie or Margaret of Vendôme. _June 30, 1538._—Holbein received three-quarters of a year’s salary in advance. _August 11-22, 1538._—On one of the days between these dates Hoby and Holbein left London for Nancy and Joinville to obtain portraits of Renée of Guise and Anne of Lorraine, receiving £66, 13_s._ 4_d._ for their travelling expenses. They arrived at Joinville on August 30, to find Renée absent, but were successful at Nancy in getting a likeness of Anne. From Joinville Hoby returned to London, and Holbein went on to Basel, which he reached before September 10. He remained there until after October 16. _December 1538._—Holbein, upon his return to London, received a special reward of £10 “for his costis and chargis at this tyme sent aboute certeyn his gracis affares into the parties of high Burgony, by way of his Graces rewarde.” ------------------------------------------------------------------------