More than 400 years after Gunpowder Plot, James VI portrait restored
Published 5th Nov 2025, 06:00 GMT
Painting is thought to date from 1632 to 1644
Painstaking conservation work has been carried out on a portrait of James VI of Scotland - the only monarch to have been born at Edinburgh Castle.
The painting, which is on loan from a private collection, normally hangs in the Mary Room at the Castle. However, at the end of last year the painting was brought to HES’s conservation studio to undertake a full assessment and essential treatment.