Francis Cleyn
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Francis Cleyn (c. 1582 – 1658) was a painter and tapestry designer.
He was born in Rostock in Germany, and worked extensively for the King of Denmark before being invited to England by the future King Charles I of England
in 1623. He then settled in London, and was granted a royal gratuity of £100 per annum.
He was chief designer for the Mortlake Tapestry Works
, and his pupils included William Dobson
.
He was born in Rostock in Germany, and worked extensively for the King of Denmark before being invited to England by the future King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
in 1623. He then settled in London, and was granted a royal gratuity of £100 per annum.
He was chief designer for the Mortlake Tapestry Works
Mortlake Tapestry Works
Mortlake Tapestry Works were established alongside the River Thames at Mortlake, then outside, but near west London in 1619 by Sir Francis Crane.-Royal Patronage:...
, and his pupils included William Dobson
William Dobson
William Dobson was a portraitist and one of the first notable English painters, praised by his contemporary John Aubrey as "the most excellent painter that England has yet bred"....
.