Pieter Bruegel the Younger

probably 1626/1641

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows an etching of a seated man from the waist up. He is sitting in a dignified pose with his head slightly turned to the left, eyes looking forward. The man has a beard, mustache, and short wavy hair. He wears a ruffled collar common in the Renaissance era, with buttons on the front of his garment. One hand rests on his lap, while the other is hidden. The background is simple, emphasizing the man.

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Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

2001

  • The Unfinished Print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001, repro.

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

1915

  • PCQ, vol.5, p.11.

1934

  • PCB (1934), vol.3, no.3.

1991

  • Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Marie. L'iconographie d'Antoine van Dyck: Cataloque raisonné. 2 vols. 2nd ed. Brussels, 1991.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 3, state i/vi.

Wikidata ID

Q65577573

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