John De Critz the Elder
(circa 1550-1642), ArtistArtist 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.
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
by Unknown artist, after John De Critz the Elder
oil on panel, 1602
NPG 107
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
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
after John De Critz the Elder
oil on panel, 19th century?
NPG 1115
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
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1812
NPG D17109
by Henry Bone, possibly after John De Critz the Elder
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1823
NPG D17107
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