4 OF 196

King James I of England and VI of Scotland

4 of 196 portraits of King James I of England and VI of Scotland

after John De Critz the Elder
oil on panel, early 17th century (circa 1606)
22 1/2 in. x 16 1/2 in. (572 mm x 419 mm)
Transferred from British Museum, 1879
Primary Collection
NPG 548

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King James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625), Reigned, Scotland from 1567, England 1603-25. Sitter associated with 196 portraits.

Artistback to top

John De Critz the Elder (circa 1552-1642). Artist associated with 9 portraits.

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De Critz, who painted the original of this portrait, was James's 'Serjeant Painter', with special responsibility for producing decorative paintings and portraits of the King.

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Bayly, Christopher, The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947, 1990 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 19 October 1990 - 17 March 1991)
Clare Gittings, The National Portrait Gallery Book of Elizabeth I, 2006, p. 27
Cooper, Tarnya; Fraser, Antonia (foreword), A Guide to Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 2012, p. 35
MacLeod, Catherine, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection at Montacute House, 1999, p. 28
Nicholl, Charles, Insights: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries, 2005, p. 17
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 332
Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 177