Nicasius Russell

Nicasius Russell (died 1646) was a jeweller who worked in London for James I, Anne of Denmark, and Charles I. Nicasius Russell, or Nicaise Roussel, was born in Bruges and came to London in 1567 or 1573. He had family connections with Isaac Oliver and Marcus Gheeraerts the younger. He was naturalized as a British citizen in 1608. Russell made seven ebony pedestals and portraits of men cast in plaster of paris for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. Russell sold a portrait of a young man by George Pencz to Prince Charles. This painting is still in the Royal Collection.

Nicasius Russell

Nicasius Russell (died 1646) was a jeweller who worked in London for James I, Anne of Denmark, and Charles I. Nicasius Russell, or Nicaise Roussel, was born in Bruges and came to London in 1567 or 1573. He had family connections with Isaac Oliver and Marcus Gheeraerts the younger. He was naturalized as a British citizen in 1608. Russell made seven ebony pedestals and portraits of men cast in plaster of paris for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. Russell sold a portrait of a young man by George Pencz to Prince Charles. This painting is still in the Royal Collection.