Portrait of a Man in an Armchair

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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)

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

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

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