James I

About this work

This engraving features a man with a long beard and mustache, wearing a crown and ornate robes. He holds a scepter in his right hand and a globe in his left. The background is a patterned wall with a scalloped border at the top. A quote is inscribed at the bottom of the image, written in cursive script. It reads: "Kings have their Periods, by Dame Natures date. The poore man dies, so doth the Potentate; And though to ye Worlds eye Kings seeme compleater, Their standing high, makes but their fall the greater." To learn more about the art style of this period, explore the Renaissance movement.