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James I, King of England, as a child kneeling at the tomb of his father, Henry Stuart Darnley
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James I, King of England, as a child kneeling at the tomb of his father, Henry Stuart Darnley

George Vertue · 1743 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The crypt in Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh. Text in Latin in the lower margin and on the placards on the wall. Behind the crowned James I, Matthew Stewart, Margaret Douglas, and Charles Stuart kneel. Christ at a cross on the tomb of one of the ancestors.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJacobus I, koning van Engeland, als kind geknield bij de tombe van zijn vader, Henry Stuart Darnley. 1743. George Vertue. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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