The Edge of a Wood
Sir Anthony van Dyck · 1630s · pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
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About this picture
The Edge of a Wood is a public-domain drawing by Sir Anthony van Dyck, dated 1630s. Pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Edge of a Wood” (1630s) 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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