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Sir Anthony Van Dyck with a Sunflower

1644
Not on view
Portrait of Sir Anthony van Dyck, head and shoulders in profile to right, with head turned to front; left hand holding chain passing over his right shoulder, right hand pointing to large sunflower on right; after Van Dyck's self-portrait c. 1633, the best version of which is in the collection of the Duke of Westminster.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sir Anthony Van Dyck with a Sunflower
  • Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Dedicatee: John Evelyn (British, 1620–1706 Wotton, Surrey)
  • Sitter: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Date: 1644
  • Medium: Etching; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 5/16 × 4 3/8 in. (13.5 × 11.1 cm)
    cut within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.86
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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