Portrait of a Man in an Armchair
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Title
Portrait of a Man in an Armchair
Date of Production
1616 - 1618
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 120.9 cm (panel)
Width: 80.8 cm (panel)
Width: 80.8 cm (panel)
Object Number
P.1978.PG.103
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This is an early portrait by Van Dyck, painted when he was still an assistant in Rubens’s studio.
The unidentified man is shown seated in a wide armchair. He has placed a finger in his small prayer book to mark his place. The simplicity of the architectural background, the sitter’s black clothes and his benevolent gaze give him a sober dignity
The unidentified man is shown seated in a wide armchair. He has placed a finger in his small prayer book to mark his place. The simplicity of the architectural background, the sitter’s black clothes and his benevolent gaze give him a sober dignity
Provenance
Princes Gate Bequest 1978
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