Jean de Court used painted Limoges enamel and oil painting, and served as official portrait painter to the monarchs of Scotland and France.
In 1567, he is recorded as a valet and court painter of Mary Queen of Scots, although it is not clear if he had actually accompanied her to Scotland.
[1] In 1572, he succeeded François Clouet as painter to the king at the court of her brother-in-law Charles IX of France, and was in turn succeeded by his son, Charles de Court, in 1584 or 1589.
Jean de Court painted in 1574 a portrait of Henry III, then Duke of Anjou.
[2] Noted enamel painter Susanne (de) Court is speculated to have been the daughter of Jean.