Continental School, circa 1800, after Van Dyck
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), facing left in black coat with two gold buttons, long brown hair, moustache and goatee
in beaded gilt-bronze frame
oval, 2in. (51mm.) high
Lot Essay
Sir Anthony Van Dyck, the Flemish painter, was born in Antwerp. He was one of the great masters of portraiture of the 17th Century.