Anthony van Dyck was born #OnThisDay in 1599. He was the most important Flemish painter of the 17th century after Rubens and an extremely successful portraitist. At over 3.5 metres high, his 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles 1' is one of our giants. Let's take a closer look:️ https://bit.ly/2sT5x3F | National Gallery

Among the last works painted by Sir Anthony #VanDyck, these two paintings show King Charles I’s eldest children on the eve of the English Civil War. Epitomising the extraordinary skill which Van Dyck brought to child portraiture, the paintings which will be highlights of our Old Master Evening Sale next week, offer a penetrating and sympathetic likeness of the royal children a time when their world, and the Stuart monarchy, was on the brink of collapse. #SothebysMasters https://bit.ly/2SiBHg7 |