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King James's Room, Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1894. The King James Drawing Room takes its name from the life-size statue of James I, presented by the King himself, which stands above the mantelpiece. The sculpture is made from stone painted to look like bronze. The marble chimneypiece was carved by the King's Master Sculptor, Maximilian Colt. Built in 1485, the Royal Palace of Hatfield was where Elizabeth I spent some of her childhood. The present house was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, Chief Minister to King James I. From Beautiful Britain; views of our stately homes. [The Werner Company of Chicago, 1894]