
Anthony van DyckFlemish, 1599–1641May one see it?
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
1626–1632
The Iconography Print Series
After returning to Antwerp, Van Dyck conceived a large series of engraved portraits of his contemporaries, the Iconography; he etched eighteen plates himself, executing the preparatory drawings mainly between 1626 and 1633. The first edition (80 plates) appeared in Antwerp in 1632.
1632 · Workplace
London
5 July 1632
Principal Painter to King Charles I
On 5 July 1632 Charles I officially appointed Van Dyck principal painter to the king, guaranteeing an annual income of two hundred pounds sterling; the king gave him a large house with a garden on the banks of the Thames.
27 February 1640
Married: Mary Ruthven
27 February 1640
Marriage to Mary Ruthven
On 27 February 1640 Van Dyck married Mary Ruthven, daughter of Patrick Ruthven and a lady-in-waiting to the queen; the marriage produced a daughter.
9 December 1641
Died