Full Record |
| Title |
Portrait of James VI after Daniel Mytens |
| Collection |
Historic Scotland (Dumbarton Castle) |
| Artist |
Manner of Mytens, Daniel, I (Dutch painter, ca.1590-before 1648) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1620 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1630 |
| Description |
King James VI and I is depicted half-length, turned to the right. He is wearing a dark coat over an embroidered costume, a white lace ruff and the collar of the Order of the Garter. A hat jewel is attached to the rim of his hat. The light coming from the left accentuates his facial features: the sunken eyes, robust nose and beard. The painting is in the manner of Daniel Mytens, a Netherlandish painter who came to England in 1618, introducing a new style based on naturalism to English court portraiture. |
| Current Accession Number |
DUM174 |
| Former Accession Number |
PPD028; DUM287, 170 |
| Subject |
portrait (James VI and I) |
| Measurements |
84.0 x 65 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Unknown |
| Notes |
James VI and I (1566-1625) was king of Scotland from 1567 and of England from 1603. |
| Rights Owner |
Crown Copyright © Historic Scotland |
| Author |
Dr Claudia Heide |
