King Philip I, King of Spain, ‘the Fair' (1478-1506), as a boy
possibly Jacob van Latham (fl.c.1493 - c.1522)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1495
Materials
Oil on panel (oak)
Measurements
419 x 292 mm (16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Netherlands
Order this imageCollection
Upton House, Warwickshire
NT 446761
Caption
Philip the Fair was Archduke of Austria and son of the Emperor Maximilian. He was father of the Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand. In 1494 he was made Governor of the Low Countries, and in 1504 he became King of Castile and Leon, and Philip I of Spain. There are at least four other versions of this portrait. This picture was probably painted just after his marriage to Joan the Mad (the second daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile) in 1496. He is shown wearing the chain and jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Summary
Oil painting on oak panel, King Philip I, King of Spain 'the Fair' (1478-1506) as a Boy, possibly by Jacob van Latham (fl.c.1493- c.1522), circa 1495. A half-length portrait of a young man, facing half left, with fair hair to his shoulders, wearing a cloth of gold surcoat with dark fur collar and black barette, and order of the Golden Fleece.
Provenance
Given with Upton House to the National Trust by Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted (1882 – 1948) shortly before his death
Credit line
Upton House, The Bearsted Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
possibly Jacob van Latham (fl.c.1493 - c.1522), artist attributed to Netherlandish (Southern Netherlandish) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Master of the Legend of the Magdalen (c.1483 - c.1530), artist
Exhibition history
New Light on Old Masters, Squash Court Gallery, 2013
