se m'a este present bien agreable et que j'ayme aultant qu'yl est possible; il sera garde toute ma vye pour l'onneur de luy. Je l'ay trouve sy beau sa painture que sy savyes combien je l'ayme je peur vous en series jallouse. And to make my very humble thanks to the King for the "diamond" he sent me. I tell you it is most agreeable and I hold it in highest esteem, it will be kept carefully all my life for his honour. I find his picture so beautiful that if it was known how much, I fear that you would be jealous. The 2010 paintwork of the restored palace at Stirling Castle was designed and created with the story of Pierre Quesnel in mind. Footnotes External links Biography of François Quesnel 'Stirling Castle Palace Project: An Artistic Alliance', Historic Environment Scotland. 16th-century French painters French male painters French Renaissance painters Scottish portrait painters French portrait painters 16th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters Renaissance artists 16th century in Scotland Year of death unknown Court of James V of Scotland Year of birth uncertain French tapestry artists Material culture of royal courts 1500s births 1580s deaths