John Maitland, 1st Baron Maitland (1543-1595), Lord High Chancellor of Scotland
Sitter associated with 4 portraits
Lawyer and courtier, Maitland was an important political figure at the court of James V I of Scotland (later James I of England), whose Lord Chancellor he became in 1588. He travelled with James to Denmark for the king's marriage to Anne of Denmark and on their return in 1590 was raised to the peerage as Lord Maitland of Thirlestane.
John Maitland, 1st Baron Maitland
by Unknown artist
tempera on card, circa 1588
NPG 2769
John Maitland, 1st Baron Maitland
by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Hilton
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1819
NPG D25179
John Maitland, 1st Baron Maitland
by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Hilton
stipple engraving, published 1 November 1818
NPG D38150
John Maitland, 1st Baron Maitland
by Robert Cooper, published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, after William Hilton
stipple engraving, published 1 March 1819
NPG D38149
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