# James VI, King of Scotland

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## Artwork

- Artist: [JODE, Pieter de, I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jode-pieter-de-i-r78fe22eb0c83c9>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Engraving, 260 x 175 mm

## Commentary

The sitter for this portrait was James \(1566-1625\), King of Scotland as James VI from 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death.

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- [St Jerome in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jode-pieter-de-i-r78fe22eb0c83c9/st-jerome-in-a-landscape-re13fecbd762d80>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)