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He had a  young family,  Prince Henry (1594-1612), who was his heir, Prince Charles (1600-1649) and Princess Elizabeth (1596-1662). James embraced portraiture as a way to promote the new Stuart dynasty. During this reign, there was a massive proliferation of miniature portraits of members of the Royal Family.<br><br><b>People</b><br>Anne of Denmark (1574-1619)  was Queen of James I  and  daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway (ruled 1559-1588). She married James VI of Scotland  in 1589.   In 1603, when he became James I of England, she was crowned with him at Windsor, Berkshire.  She took a great interest in court entertainments, and personally appeared in court masques created by the playwright  Ben Jonson (1572-1637).<br><br>This miniature is a version of a standard portrait type of Anne of Denmark, which was repeated in other versions in miniature by either Nicholas Hilliard (possibly born in 1547, died 1619) or Isaac Oliver (born about 1558, died 1617).  Oliver was appointed Anne's limner (an early term for a miniature painter) in 1604.  It  is not known, however,  whether it was Hilliard or Oliver who had the sitting with Anne that led to this type. The Queen is portrayed in a  low-cut dress, standing collar and high dressed hair set with jewels. In some versions, her right hand extends across her bosom.  This portrait is is closer to Hilliard's type than to Oliver's.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Hilliard, Nicholas","id":"A8506"},"association":{"text":"possibly","id":"THES285217"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Watercolour on vellum, with frame of ebony on oak","categories":[{"text":"Paintings","id":"THES48917"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"PDP","id":"THES48595"},"images":["2019LY9686","2006AP6248","2017KL2551","2018KX4134","2019LY2884"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"56E","id":"THES49241"},"free":"","case":"CA6","shelf":"","box":"9"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"miniature (painting)","id":"AAT33936"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1603","earliest":"1598-01-01","latest":"1607-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"P.147-1910","id":"O78668"},"association":""},{"object":{"text":"P.149-1910","id":"O78670"},"association":""},{"object":{"text":"P.150-1910","id":"O78671"},"association":""},{"object":{"text":"P.151-1910","id":"O78672"},"association":""},{"object":{"text":"P.152-1910","id":"O78674"},"association":""}],"creditLine":"The Salting Bequest","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"27.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"frame","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"19.4","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"frame","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"2.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"frame","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Measured; 23/04/1999 by DW","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Possibly painted by Nicholas Hilliard","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Anne of Denmark","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Graham Reynolds, 'Portraits by Nicholas Hilliard and his Assistants of King James I and his Family',<i> The Volume of the Walpole Society</i>, vol. 34, 1952, pp. 14–26 "}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nMINIATURES OF THE ROYAL FAMILY<br>\nProbably framed together 1625-1650<br>\n\nJames I's young family, celebrated in this group of miniatures, offered hope of a secure dynasty. Prince Henry, James I's elder son, was a noted patron of artists, who died suddenly aged 18. Miniatures were given as personal gifts and were small enough to be worn to mark a courtier's loyalty. <br><br>\n\nPainted in the studios of Nicholas Hilliard (born in Exeter, Devon, possibly 1547, died in London, 1619) and Isaac Oliver (born about 1558-1568 possibly in Rouen, France, died in London, 1617)","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["P.148-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"148","accessionNumberPrefix":"P","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP9378","2019LR6728","2019LT9228"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-12-22","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}