King James I of England and VI of Scotland
1 portrait by Paul van Somer
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King James I of England and VI of Scotland
by George Vertue, after Paul van Somer
line engraving, published 1732
12 in. x 7 5/8 in. (305 mm x 193 mm) plate size; 13 in. x 8 5/8 in. (331 mm x 218 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D18259
Sitterback to top
- King James I of England and VI of Scotland (1566-1625), Reigned Scotland 1567-1625 and England 1603-25. Sitter associated with 199 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Paul van Somer (circa 1576-1621), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 36 portraits.
- George Vertue (1683-1756), Engraver and antiquary. Artist or producer associated with 865 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
Events of 1732back to top
Current affairs
Secession Church formed in Scotland.Widespread fraud and abuses in the customs service revealed. Prime Minister Robert Walpole responds with the Excise scheme, under which the tariff on wine and tobacco is to be replaced by an excise tax.
British Hat Act limits manufacturing in the British colonies, forcing colonists to buy imported British-made goods.
Art and science
Frederick, Prince of Wales attends a fancy-dress ball at Vauxhall Gardens, initiating its supremacy as London's most fashionable meeting place.William Hogarth produces the first prints of A Harlot's Progress, having completed the painted series the previous year.
The original Covent Garden Theatre Royal (now the Royal Opera House) opens.
International
Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn is born.Georgia in the American colonies is granted to a group of British philanthropists, to give debtors a new start in life.
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