Thomas De Critz or Decritz (1 July 1607 – 22 October 1653) was an English painter. He was born in

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, the son of the Flemish-born painter

John de Critz John de Critz or John Decritz (1551/2 – 14 March 1642 (buried)) was one of a number of painters of Flemish origin active at the English royal court during the reigns of James I of England and Charles I of England. He held the post of Serjean ...

. He worked for the English court and was entrusted with the restoration and cleaning of

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's paintings. Decritz also painted the coffered ceiling of the 1653 Double Cube Room at

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, showing the story of Perseus. Thomas de Critz died in London.

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Works by De Critz at the NPG"The Destruction of Rubens's 'Crucifixion' in the Queen's Chapel, Somerset House"
Albert J. Loomie, The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 140, No. 1147 (Oct., 1998), pp. 680–682 * 1607 births 1653 deaths 17th-century English painters English male painters English people of Flemish descent {{England-painter-17thC-stub