Arnold Bronckorst

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Arnold Bronckorst (floruit 1565–1583) was a painter of Netherlandish origin who was court painter to James VI of Scotland.

Bronckorst first appears in London, associated with English painter Nicholas Hilliard. He was sent to Scotland on business, concerned with gold mining, to meet with the Regent 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.

[edit] Scots portraits

The National Galleries of Scotland hold a number of portraits by Bronckorst:

James VI, about 1574

Regent Morton, about 1580

George Buchanan, about 1581

[edit] References

• Biography at the National Galleries of Scotland (accessed 28 September 2007)
• MacDonald, Alexander, A Short Notice of Arnold Bronckhorst, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, volume 3, pp.312–313.