{"title":"Vanson, Adrian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Vanson (d. c.1602)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Netherlandish-born painter who worked in Scotland during the reign of James VI. He was active in Edinburgh from the 1580s, serving as a court portraitist at a time when Scottish patrons increasingly commissioned artists from continental Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanson painted members of the royal household and nobility. His \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vanson-adrian-d-c-1602-james-vi-and-i-1595\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames VI and I\u003c\/em\u003e (1595)\u003c\/a\u003e depicts the Scottish king before he inherited the English throne in 1603. The portrait is held by the National Galleries of Scotland. The artist's careful treatment of costume and likeness reflects the conventions of late sixteenth-century court painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanson became a burgess of Edinburgh in 1585 and painted Scottish nobles including Lady Agnes Douglas, Countess of Argyll. His work provides important visual evidence of the Scottish court before the Union of the Crowns. He is thought to have died around 1602, although the precise circumstances are not known.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vanson-adrian-d-c-1602-james-vi-and-i-1595","title":"Vanson, Adrian (d. c.1602) - James VI and I 1595","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames VI and I\u003c\/em\u003e (1595) by the Netherlandish-born Scottish court painter Adrian Vanson (d. c.1602) depicts James VI of Scotland before his accession to the English throne in 1603. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 5050 pixels wide by 6600 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vanson-adrian\"\u003eAdrian Vanson\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64406394077514,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Vanson_Adrian_d.c.1602_-JamesI_reigned1603-1625__main.jpg?v=1794683683"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Vanson_Adrian_d._c.1602.jpg?v=1794683810","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/vanson-adrian.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}