
Poppy Harvey-Jones
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While evidently influenced by John de Critz's depiction of the first Stuart King of England, the present hitherto unknown portrait appears to be an original composition: the jewel in the King's hat (the King is almost invariably depicted with two different jewels in particular in his hat); the design of the jewelled sceptre; the design of the jewelled 'Lesser George' hanging from the blue ribbon (he is usually depicted with the 'George'); the orb with its painted maritime landscape - all these elements are independent of other better known portraits of the King.