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
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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

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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.

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

Creator/production credits

Bears monogram of Crispijn de Passe the elder: CVP

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