James V of Scotland
1 of 2 portraits by Tobias Stimmer
© National Portrait Gallery, London
James V of Scotland
possibly by Tobias Stimmer, after Unknown artist
woodcut, circa 1540s-1570s
7 7/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (199 mm x 130 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1960
Reference Collection
NPG D42367
Sitterback to top
- James V of Scotland (1512-1542), Father of Mary Queen of Scots; reigned Scotland 1513-42. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Tobias Stimmer (1539-1584), Painter, draughtsman, wood engraver and illustrator. Artist or producer associated with 2 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Events of 1540back to top
Current affairs
King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves in January but then takes Catherine Howard as a mistress in June. Henry and Anne's marriage is annulled and he weds Catherine in July.Sir Thomas Cromwell is beheaded for High Treason. Catharine Howard's uncle, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk replaces him as Henry VIII's chief minister.
Waltham Abbey becomes the final abbey to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Art and science
Stirling Palace begun for King James V of Scotland, it is built in the French Renaissance style.International
The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V enters Ghent in Flanders after the city had offered its allegiance to Francis I of France.Pope Paul III grants official approval the Catholic Order of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, through the papal bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae (To the Government of the Church Militant).
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