Portrait of James VI
Date
early 17th century
Sitter
James I and VI, King of Scotland, England and Ireland (1566 - 1625, British) , James VI King of Scotland; James I King of England and Ireland; James Charles Stuart
Creator
Crispijn Passe the elder (1560 - 1637, Dutch) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders study of King James I of England, in an oval framing device, body turned to right as viewed, face turned directly to the viewer. The sitter wears a ruff collar and turned-brim hat with a jewel in crown design. The Royal coat of arms appears below, with various decorative embellishments.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at p.16, as Weld’s text discusses the 1604 dissolution of an academy for the study of antiquity, which met weekly at the Herald’s Office.
Various inscriptions, including below: ‘The right high and most mightie Monarch IAMES by the Grace of God King of great Britaine Fraunce and Ireland &c Defendor of the Faith’.
James VI (1566-1625) King of Scotland, afterwards James I, King of England, sponsor of Bible translation.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at p.16, as Weld’s text discusses the 1604 dissolution of an academy for the study of antiquity, which met weekly at the Herald’s Office.
Various inscriptions, including below: ‘The right high and most mightie Monarch IAMES by the Grace of God King of great Britaine Fraunce and Ireland &c Defendor of the Faith’.
James VI (1566-1625) King of Scotland, afterwards James I, King of England, sponsor of Bible translation.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 1... (London, John W. Parker, 1848) grangerized by the writer and collector Alexander Meyrick Broadley (1847–1916) into 8 volumes, adding illustrative material and manuscript items to Weld's text. The books were initially owned by Ludwig Mond FRS (1839–1909), and according to an inscription by his son Robert Ludwig Mond FRS (1867–1938) they were intended for presentation to the Society. This eventually happened in late 1959, the donor being the politician Harry Nathan (1889–1963), Lord Nathan of Churt.
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
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