In the first years after Holbein's return to England, the Steelyard merchants were by no means his only clients. His reputation as a brilliant portraitist had undoubtedly penetrated court circles, because in 1533 Holbein was commissioned by the French ambassador Jean de Dinteville (c. 1503 -1555) to paint the largest and most splendid panel painting in Holbein's hand to survive to this day, namely the Double Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, widely known as The Ambassadors.

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	Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') 1533 Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cm National Gallery, London	1413*1400 True Color 237 Kb
	Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (`The Ambassadors') 1533 Oil on oak, 207 x 209 cm National Gallery, London	1084*1069 True Color 181 Kb
	The Ambassadors (detail) 1533 Oil on oak National Gallery, London	805*1094 True Color 179 Kb
	The Ambassadors (detail) 1533 Oil on oak National Gallery, London	1117*801 True Color 112 Kb
	The Ambassadors (detail) 1533 Oil on oak National Gallery, London	1079*876 True Color 170 Kb
	The Ambassadors (detail) 1533 Oil on oak National Gallery, London	1078*883 True Color 143 Kb
	The Ambassadors (detail) 1533 Oil on oak National Gallery, London	808*1069 True Color 160 Kb