King James with a sparrow-hawk on his fist | The Lost Collection

King James I (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625) as a Boy

Sale Inventory c.1649-51

King James with a sparrow-hawk on his fist

Walpole Society reference (1972):

WS 317, №302

Location:

In the Great Closet (pictures belonging to Somerset House...)

Appraisal:

2-0-0

Sold to:

Jackson

Sale date:

23/10/1651

Appears in Charles II c1666:

Hampton Court, no 72, 46 x 33 or no 118, 46 x 30.5

Identification certainty:

Unknown

James VI, the King's father of famous memory, when he was 5, in a black cap with white feather, having on his left fist a glove with a Martin (Hawk) on it (half-length)