Horatio Holzbein has been my painting pseudonym since 1996. The rationale goes something like this:
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65BC to 8BC) was a Roman poet who influenced painters and artists not only in his own time (the time of Augustus) but later - thanks to many translations - artists from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century (when classical studies started to fall out of favour).
His family name was 'Horatius' (which evolved into Horace, Horacio and Horatio).
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Horatio has nautical overtones (Nelson, Hornblower, etc), I like the sea (I have a yachtmasters certificate).
So that's Horatio accounted for.
Holbein was a painter.
Holzbein means 'wooden leg'
Holzbein would like to paint like Holbein but is disabled by unequal talent

Therefore:
Holzbein is mildly smirkworthy!

Altogether = Horatio Holzbein, is an artist with a sense of humour - who likes the sea and would really like to be an 'artist-pirate'!