' ▁gu ild s , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁and ▁Renaissance ▁they ▁also ▁often ▁had ▁to ▁spend ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁time ▁doing ▁decor ative ▁work ▁about ▁the ▁palace , ▁and ▁creating ▁temporary ▁works ▁for ▁court ▁entertain ments ▁and ▁displays . ▁ ▁Some ▁artists , ▁like ▁Jan ▁van ▁E y ck ▁or ▁Diego ▁Vel áz quez , ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁other ▁capac ities ▁at ▁court , ▁as ▁diplom ats , ▁function aries , ▁or ▁administr ators . ▁▁ ▁In ▁England ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ser je ant ▁P ain ter ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁m und ane ▁decor ative ▁work , ▁leaving ▁the ▁" K ing ' s ▁painter " ▁( and ▁the ▁queen ' s ) ▁free ▁to ▁paint ▁mostly ▁port ra its . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Stu arts ▁to ▁Queen ▁Victoria ▁the ▁job ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁court ▁appointment ▁called ▁Princi pal ▁P ain ter ▁in ▁Ord inary , ▁and ▁normally ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁special ist ▁in ▁port ra its . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁parallel ▁and ▁less ▁official ▁appoint ments ▁were ▁made , ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Francis ▁Bour ge ois ▁as ▁royal ▁landscape ▁painter , ▁or ▁the ▁F lower ▁P ain ter ▁in ▁Ord inary , ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁queen . ▁Premier ▁peint re ▁du ▁Ro i ▁(" First ▁P ain ter ▁of ▁the ▁King ") ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁French ▁appointment ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁not ▁always ▁occupied . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁by ▁no ▁means ▁restricted ▁to ▁portrait - p