Anthony van Dyck
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Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
Self-Portrait with a Sunflower (after 1633)
Self-portrait (c. 1614)
The Lomellini family (1625–27)
Peter Paul Rubens – Anthony van Dyck (1627–28)
Henrietta Maria of France
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Henrietta Maria of France was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. She was the mother of Charles II and Ja
Portrait, c. 1636 to 1638
Henrietta Maria as a princess of France
Henrietta Maria, with her court dwarf, Jeffrey Hudson. A monkey is usually symbolic of an advisor to fools, such as court dwarves, but in this case is believed to represent Henrietta Maria's menagerie of pets; the orange tree represents her love of gardens. Painting by Anthony van Dyck
Henrietta Maria and King Charles I with Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary, painted by Anthony van Dyck, 1633. The greyhound symbolises the marital fidelity between Charles and Henrietta Maria.