King James I of England and VI of Scotland. Engraving by Crispijn de Passe the elder, 1598.

  • Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637.
Date:
[1598]
Reference:
2045612i
  • Pictures

About this work

Description

Half length in oval before accession to the throne of England, wearing armour, bare-headed, with moustache, and beardless. Devices in the corners (clockwise from top left): thistle, crown, lion, and Saint Andrew

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1598]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; sheet 13.5 x 9.8 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Serenissimus Jacobus VI dei gratia scotorum rex. Anno Domini 1598. Quod sis, esse velis. CVP Six Latin verses below the portrait: Viribus inferior, sed par virtute Britanno ... Ipsa tamen terra ac pelago gens dedita Marti est.

Creator/production credits

Bears monogram of Crispijn de Passe the elder: CVP

References note

Freeman O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1910, vol. 2, p. 615, no. 4 (as plate to Effigies regum ... in re nautica, 1598)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045612i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link