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Description
A three-quarter-length portrait of James I facing to the right. He wears a white satin doublet and hose, the latter sewn with pearls. The sword belt is similarly adorned. The doublet has jewelled buttons and the wired collar has a needle-lace edging, the cuffs are also edged with lace. Around his neck is a jewelled collar with the large George of the Garter on it. His right arm rests on a table covered in a red cloth, and he holds a pair of gloves in his hand. His left hand holds the hilt of his sword. Around his shoulders is a dark cloak and he wears a black jewelled hat. In the background a red curtain is swathed behind James, and to the right the artist has included the royal coat of arms. The date '1610' appears above the coat of arms, but this may not denote the date of the painting.
The reign of James I was mainly a period of stagnation for the Navy owing to his policy of appeasement of Spain. De Critz was Sergeant Painter to the King from 1605 to his death. The portrait is one of his standard versions of James and probably orginally had a pair of his Queen, Anne of Denmark.
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