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Sir Anthony van Dyck

(1599-1641), Painter

Sitter associated with 30 portraits
Artist associated with 1023 portraits
Sir Anthony van Dyck was by far the most influential painter to have worked in Britain during the seventeenth century. Flemish by birth, he found patronage in a number of European countries, but his longest stay was in England, which he made his home from the beginning of his second visit in 1632 until his death in 1641 (with a break back in Antwerp in 1634-5). While his predecessors from the Low Countries had brought to Britain hints of what painting might become, it was van Dyck who decisively turned British portraiture away from the stiff, formal 'iconic' approach of Tudor and Jacobean painting. In England he developed the distinctive fluid, shimmering style that was to dominate portraiture in Britain not just during the seventeenth century but right up until the early years of the twentieth century. Rewarded by his most famous patron, Charles I, with a knighthood, his enduring influence - and a sense that it would be impossible to better him - was universally recognised and remarked on not only by his contemporaries but also by his successors.

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Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG 6987

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, circa 1640
On display in Room 4 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6987

Sir Peter Paul Rubens and Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28248

Sir Peter Paul Rubens and Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D28248

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Johannes Meyssens, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28257

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Johannes Meyssens, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D28257

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Lucas Vorsterman, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28269

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Lucas Vorsterman, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D28269

Sir Peter Paul Rubens; Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D38809

Sir Peter Paul Rubens; Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Paulus Pontius (Paulus Du Pont), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D38809

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Wenceslaus Hollar, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D30353

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, 1644
NPG D30353

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Wenceslaus Hollar, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D20908

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, 1644 (circa 1633)
NPG D20908

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Wenceslaus Hollar, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D1326

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, 1644
NPG D1326

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Jacob Neeffs (Neefs), after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D43271

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Jacob Neeffs (Neefs), after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching and engraving, circa 1645
On display in Room 11 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG D43271

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Wallerant Vaillant, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D18899

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Wallerant Vaillant, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, circa 1650-1675
NPG D18899

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Nicolas de Larmessin, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D43272

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Nicolas de Larmessin, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D43272

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Jan van der Bruggen, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28258

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Jan van der Bruggen, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, 1682
NPG D28258

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by and published by Jan van der Bruggen, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D4552

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by and published by Jan van der Bruggen, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, 1682
NPG D4552

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by and published by Jan van der Bruggen, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D20101

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by and published by Jan van der Bruggen, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, 1682
NPG D20101

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Michael Vandergucht, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28256

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D28256

Sir Anthony van Dyck, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28264

Sir Anthony van Dyck

after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 18th century
NPG D28264

Sir Anthony van Dyck, probably by George Bickham the Younger - NPG D28255

Sir Anthony van Dyck

probably by George Bickham the Younger
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D28255

Sir Anthony van Dyck, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28259

Sir Anthony van Dyck

after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D28259

Sir Anthony van Dyck, after Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28262

Sir Anthony van Dyck

after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid to late 18th century
NPG D28262

Sir Anthony van Dyck, by Francis Perry, after  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG D28266

Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Francis Perry, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
stipple and line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D28266

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