Draped with Hooded Figure (recto); Two Sketches of Swans in Water (verso)
Anthony van Dyck · n.d. · Black chalk (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper
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Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Draped with Hooded Figure (recto); Two Sketches of Swans in Water (verso) is a public-domain drawing by Anthony van Dyck, dated n.d.. Black chalk (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Draped with Hooded Figure (recto); Two Sketches of Swans in Water (verso)” (n.d.) is a portrait in Van Dyck’s court manner: an elegant pose, with the hands often as finished as the face.
About the artist
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) was a Flemish portrait painter, trained near Rubens, who became court painter to Charles I in London. The pose is elegant and the hands are often as finished as the face.
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