Marcus Gerards II (1561 - 1636)

Marcus Gerards II

Marcus Gerards the Younger was a Flemish portrait painter of the Renaissance.

Marcus Gerards the Younger was considered one of the most talented portraitists of Britain at the end of the XVI century, was under the patronage of Princess Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), wife of King James I Stuart of England and Scotland. In 1610 he became a court painter, whose work was highly paid. He painted portraits of King James I, Queen Anne and their children.