- Arnold Bronckorst
Arnold Bronckorst (
floruit 1565–1583) was a painter of Netherlandish origin who was court painter toJames VI of Scotland .Bronckorst first appears in
London , associated with English painterNicholas Hilliard . He was sent toScotland on business, concerned withgold mining , to meet with theRegent Morton . Although unsuccessful in obtaining warrants for the export of gold, he was hired by Morton to paint portraits of the young king (later James I of England) and later painted Morton,George Buchanan , and the Earl of Arran.In 1581 he was appointed to the post of king's painter. Royal letters from this time describe him as a "flemyng". Bronckorst returned to London in 1583 where he disappears from view.
cots portraits
The
National Galleries of Scotland hold a number of portraits by Bronckorst:References
* [http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/online_az/4:322/?initial=B&artistId=2836&artistName=Arnold%20Bronckorst&submit=1 Biography] at the
National Galleries of Scotland (accessed28 September 2007 )
* MacDonald, Alexander, [http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/arch_scot_vol_003/03_312_313.pdf A Short Notice of Arnold Bronckhorst] , "Proceedings of theSociety of Antiquaries of Scotland ", volume 3, pp.312–313.
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