Panel painting: portrait of King James I; artist unknown

Unknown artist

Wellcome Collection

A formal portrait depicts a man with a beard and mustache wearing a dark hat adorned with jewels and a pearl drop, a ruffled lace collar, and a jeweled chain across his chest. A small crown rests on a platform above the frame. A formal portrait depicts a man with a beard and mustache wearing a dark hat adorned with jewels and a pearl drop, a ruffled lace collar, and a jeweled chain across his chest. A small crown rests on a platform above the frame. James I, King of England (1566-1625). Panel painting: portrait of King James I; artist unknown, school of the de Crtiz family, early 17th century. In the possession of the Worshipful Society of the Apothecaries of London.