A 1731 mezzotint portrait bust of James I, simulated as a statue set within an architectural niche, shown wearing a ruff and a medal on a wide ribbon. Cut from the seventh of ten plates, each carrying four royal portraits. Held today by the British Museum, part of the Cheylesmore Collection.
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Source James I portrait mezzotint, British Museum (1731, Cheylesmore Collection)
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The British Museum's own description, read through two independent secondary sources that agree, names James I as the mezzotint's sitter.
Source James I portrait mezzotint, British Museum (1731, Cheylesmore Collection)
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1. James I portrait mezzotint, British Museum (1731, Cheylesmore Collection)
British Museum- British Museum P_1902-1011-1403
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A 1731 mezzotint portrait bust of James I, simulated as a statue set within an architectural niche, shown wearing a ruff and a medal on a wide ribbon.
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