Sir Anthony (Antoon) van Dyck (22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish painter — mainly of portraits — who became a leading court painter within England. He was too an expert of etching.

Van Dyck was natural around Antwerp and became an independent painter in 1615. Around his immature years, he was a chief assistant of Peter Paul Rubens. Around 1620, he came to England for the first period however did non succeed around acquiring conferred to King James I. Fallowing tetrad months he returned to Flanders. He so attend Italy where he remained for 6 years, researching a Italian masters & laying a foundations of his career as a successful portrayer. Inside 1627, he went back to Antwerp where for the bit of years he painted a carrier of masterpieces.

His reputation reached a ears of Charles I of England, who recalled him. Around 1632, Van Dyck againside arrived in London. His profits inside England was rapid. He painted portraits of King Charles, Queen Henrietta, the king's tykes, a Earl of Strafford & countless more personages at court, additionally to images of himself and his mistress, Margaret Lemon. In the latter a share of his life he just gave capstone to the portraits which were largely painted by his pupils when his have designs. He was charming to his patrons, which added to his ability to obtain commissions.

Around July 1632, he was knighted, & within 1633 elected painter to the king. He received the considerable pension and married the girl of Lord Ruthven. Around 1634, he took a short journeying to Antwerp, & around 1641, another a single to France.

Anthony van Dyck died inside 1641 inside London, & was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.

Van Dyck got a great influence in English portrait painting. So, occasionally scholars call for him a founder of the English school of painting.

Van Dyck was too known for painting portraits of humans with short, pointed beards, & that's how come this particular sort of beard was known as when him the vandyke. In a period of the reign of George III, a generic "Cavalier" fancy-dress costume known as the Van Dyke was popular; Gainsborough's 'Blue Boy' is wearing such the Van Dyke outfit. A oil paint pigment van Dyck light brown is known as fallowing him [http://www.artecum.com/fr/encyclo/pein/vandyck.htm].