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title: James, Duke of York
author: National Maritime Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16875/james-duke-of-york/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-02-19
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# James, Duke of York
_Authored by National Maritime Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16875.jpg)
## Image Caption
A c. 1672 painting by Henri Gascar of James, Duke of York, (1633-1701). James is shown in characteristic martial pose - specifically the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) [Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mars/) - and drawing on classical imagery. James served as Lord High Admiral, hence the naval ships seen through the window.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, N. M. (2023, January 11). James, Duke of York. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, National Maritime. "James, Duke of York." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 11, 2023. .
### MLA
Museum, National Maritime. "James, Duke of York." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Jan 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-14270) by **National Maritime Museum**. Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 11 January 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.