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John De Critz the Elder

(circa 1550-1642), Artist

Artist associated with 8 portraits
John de Critz was one of a number of painters of Flemish and Dutch origin active at the English royal court during the reigns of James I and Charles I. His parents brought him as a boy to England from Antwerp, during the Habsburg persecution of Dutch Protestants, and apprenticed him to the artist and poet Lucas de Heere, also from Antwerp. By the late 1590s, De Critz had established himself as an independent artist. In 1603, he was appointed serjeant painter to the king at first jointly with Leonard Fryer and from 1610 jointly with Robert Peake the Elder.

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Sir Francis Walsingham, attributed to John De Critz the Elder - NPG 1807

Sir Francis Walsingham

attributed to John De Critz the Elder
oil on panel, circa 1589
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1807

King James I of England and VI of Scotland, after John De Critz the Elder - NPG 548

King James I of England and VI of Scotland

after John De Critz the Elder
oil on panel, early 17th century, based on a work of circa 1606
NPG 548

Anne of Denmark, by John De Critz the Elder - NPG 6918

Anne of Denmark

by John De Critz the Elder
oil on canvas, circa 1606-1608
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6918

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, by Henry Bone, after  John De Critz the Elder, or after  Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger - NPG D17108

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

by Henry Bone, after John De Critz the Elder, or after Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1811
NPG D17108

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, by Henry Bone, after  John De Critz the Elder - NPG D17109

Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury

by Henry Bone, after John De Critz the Elder
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1812
NPG D17109

Sir Francis Walsingham, by Henry Bone, possibly after  John De Critz the Elder - NPG D17107

Sir Francis Walsingham

by Henry Bone, possibly after John De Critz the Elder
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1823
NPG D17107

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