Sir Anthony van Dyck

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Sir Anthony van Dyck

by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
etching, 1644
4 5/8 in. x 4 in. (116 mm x 101 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D1326

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  • Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits.

Artistsback to top

  • Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677), Etcher. Artist or producer associated with 540 portraits, Sitter associated with 10 portraits.
  • Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

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  • Rideal, Liz, Insights: Self-portraits, 2005, p. 56 Read entry

    This etching by Wenceslaus Hollar is based on Van Dyck’s Self-portrait with a Sunflower (c.1633) – generally agreed to be symbolic of Charles I’s patronage, which included a knighthood on 5 July 1632, the gift of a gold chain in 1633 and a studio in Blackfriars. Van Dyck was no stranger to etching and himself produced a number of original prints.

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Current affairs

Royalists under Prince Rupert are defeated by the united forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians at the Battle of Marston Moor, ending their power in the north of England.
Queen Henrietta, having giving birth to her last child, leaves England for safety. She would never see her husband again.

Art and science

French philosopher, René Descartes, publishes Principles of Philosophy, setting out his views on the laws of physics, notably, the principle concerning the motion of objects in the absence of external forces, later borrowed by Sir Isaac Newton.

International

The construction of Fort St. George, the first English fortress in India, is completed by the East India Company. It soon became a centre for trade and led to the expansion of settlements, eventually becoming the coastal city of Madras (Chennai).

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