St. Thomas More's Flowers

Some readers might wonder whether the image of a flower arrangement I am currently using for my avatar is a photograph of an arrangement I did.  The answer is "No".  The flowers are from a famous painting of St. Thomas More -- lawyer, statesman, and martyr -- entitled "Thomas More and Family".

A drawing for the painting was done by the artist Hans Holbein the Younger.  The actual painting was made from the drawing by Rowland Lockey and finished in 1592.