Suspicious death of King James I of England, 1625

Suspicious death of King James I of England, James VI of Scotland, 1625. Died of bloody flux or dysentery, but rumored to be poison. An old man in a four-poster bed, reaching for a flask offered by a physician saying I'll warrant you. Other speech banners read Thanks to the chymist. Sumus fumus. A courtier sits at a table decorated with skulls saying Not by art but chymicallie. Copperplate engraving after Wenceslaus Hollar from Samuel Woodburn's Gallery of Rare Portraits Consisting of Original Plates, George Jones, 102 St Martin's Lane, London, 1816

102 St Martins Lane Consisting Of Original Plates Courtier Dysentery Facsimile Flask Four-poster Bed Gallery Of Rare Portraits George Jones King James I Old Man Poison Print Dealer Quack Rumor Samuel Woodburn Skulls Suspicious Wenceslaus Hollar

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