Portrait of Bridget Reade c. 1635; Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck.
By Roy Precious From United Kingdom
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Oil on canvas in an 18th century frame.
The sitter has traditionally been identified by an inscription on the back of the canvas 'Mrs. Bridget Reade'; this inscription is now covered by a relining which occurred in 2010.
SIR ANTHONY VAN DYKE (1599-1641) was the greatest master of the European baroque portrait. Born in Antwerp, he first visited England in 1620. In 1632 he entered the service of King Charles I as Court Painter, and was knighted in 1633.
His clientele was essentially the aristocratic circle of courtiers, many of whom lived in a romantic Royalist dream world which collapsed in ruins in the Civil War, soon after Van Dyck's death.
Sir Anthony Van Dyke's influence on the art of the portrait is almost beyond measure.
SIZE: 34 x 28.25 inches inc. frame.
PROVENANCE: from an Oxfordshire country house.
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Roy Precious
United Kingdom
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