Historical Description of the Altar-Piece painted in the reign of King James the Third of Scotland, in the Palace of Holyrood

Authors

  • David Laing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.8.25

Keywords:

James III, Portraiture, Altarpiece, Margaret of Denmark, James IV, Mary of Gueldres, Meeting notes, Donations, Fellow election

Abstract

The author discusses an altarpiece that had been recently returned to Holyrood palace from London. He puts forward his argument for who each of the figures in the piece represents and then goes on to argue that the artist may have been Flemish.

 

Meeting notes for 14 December, 1857 are appended.

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Published

30-11-1862

Issue

Vol. 3 (1862)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Historical Description of the Altar-Piece painted in the reign of King James the Third of Scotland, in the Palace of Holyrood. (1862). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 3, 8-25. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.003.8.25