Charles I

Anthony van Dyck1632-86

Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom

An early copy of a lost Van Dyck portrait, probably the first of the King done by Van Dyck after his arrival in London. No original survives. The best copy is supposed to be that in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Another passed through Christie's, 27 June 1980.

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Title: Charles I
Creator Lifespan: 1599 - 1641
Date: 1632-86
Physical Dimensions: w816 x h987 cm
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil
Work Notes: Isn't the original by Mytens?A good version was at St Gile's House, sold London, Christie's, 27 Jun. 1980, lot 137 and there is a variant at Longleat. Full-length versions, in which a dog and distant landscape are introduced to the left of the King, are at Ranger's House, Greenwich and at Crichel; another was sold at London, Christie's, 23-4 Jul. 1970, lot 28.
Work Nationality: Flemish
Support: Canvas
Provenance: London, William Cartwright (inventory no. 94: 'Kinge Charles ye first in a Slashed doublet & ruffe'); Cartwright Bequest, 1686.
After: van Dyck, Sir Anthony
Acquisition Method: Cartwright, William (Bequest, 1686)

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Anthony van Dyck Antwerp school Baroque Oil paint