"John de Critz - a Flemish artist who came to London as a Huguenot refugee - became one of the most successful and influential painters in London. In 1603 he became Serjeant Painter to the Crown and was responsible for the creation of the standard portrait of King James, many copies of which were then made.
James I is shown wearing a padded doublet and standing on a precious turkey carpet, of the pattern named after the Venetian painter Lotto. He wears two legendary royal jewels - the Great George on his chest, and The Feather, a cockade of diamonds and other precious stones, in his hat."
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