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Gheeraerts, Marcus, the Younger 1562-1636
British artist

He was born in Flanders, the son of Marcus Gheeraerts, the Elder (c.1510-c.1590). They moved to England in 1568 and Marcus, the Younger became court painter to James VI and I, specializing in portraits. Many pictures attributed to him are of doubtful authenticity, but among the best of those that are certainly his are Lady Russell (1625, Woburn Abbey), and William Camden and Sir Henry Savile (both 1621, Bodleian, Oxford).