King James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625), Reigned, Scotland from 1567, England 1603-25
Sitter associated with 196 portraits
The son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, James was crowned King of Scotland in 1567, at the age of one on the abdication of his mother, and the country was run until his majority by a succession of Protestant Regents. He succeeded Elizabeth I of England in 1603. He successfully held the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland together under one ruler for the first time. Intelligent and scholarly, his greatest act of cultural patronage was probably the 'King James' translation of the Bible (1611). James’s financial incompetence and his devotion to a succession of male favourites fuelled his critics, particularly after his death.
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
etching, 17th century
NPG D18228
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
etching, 17th century
NPG D18231
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D18249
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 17th century
NPG D18250
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1602
NPG D25101
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Domenicus Custos (De Coster), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1602
NPG D18175
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Domenicus Custos (De Coster), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1602
NPG D18176
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1602
NPG D18178
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Heinrich Ulrich, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1602 or after
NPG D18179
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Pieter de Jode I
line engraving, 1603
NPG D18177
King James I of England and VI of Scotland; Henry, Prince of Wales; Anne of Denmark
after Unknown artists
etching, 1603-1612
NPG D18233
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Karel van Mallery, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1603
NPG D18246
King James I of England and VI of Scotland with Truth and Time, Memory and History
by John Droeshout
line engraving, 1603, published 1651
NPG D18237
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
line engraving, published 1604
NPG D18173
King James I of England and VI of Scotland ('The Pegme of the Dutchmen')
by William Kip
line engraving, published 1604
NPG D18325
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Hendrik Hondius (Hond)
line engraving, 1608
NPG D18247
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Hendrik Hondius (Hond)
line engraving, 1608
NPG D18248
King James I of England and VI of Scotland in Parliament
possibly by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, published 1610 (published 1608)
NPG D18234
Anne of Denmark; King Charles I when Prince of Wales; King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Simon de Passe
line engraving, after 1612
NPG D27683
Anne of Denmark; King Charles I when Prince of Wales; King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by Simon de Passe
line engraving, after 1612
NPG D18186
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