| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Balthasar Moncornet after Pieter de Jode the Younger after Anthony van Dyck |
| Published | Balthasar Moncornet c. 1645-1668 |
| Dimensions | Image 133 x 103 mm oval, Plate 149 x 110 mm, Sheet 262 x 178 mm |
| Notes |
A half length portrait of Charles I in an oval frame, wearing armour and a chain with George, a battle in the background. Moncornet produced a series of at least 27 portraits of royalty and nobility based on Van Dyck's Iconography. Balthasar Moncornet (c.1600 - 1668) was a French tapissier, engraver, and publisher, working primarily in France. He was a specialist in ornamental prints. Pieter de Jode the Younger (1601-1674) son and disciple of the Pieter de Jode the Elder. In 1628, he was admitted into the Guild of St. Luke, Antwerp. In 1631 and 1632, he and his father practiced engraving in Paris. When Pieter de Jode the Younger returned to Antwerp he worked almost exclusively for Van Dyck and accompanied him on several occasions to live and work in England. Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish painter. A pupil of Rubens, Van Dyck worked in Italy from 1621-26, and then from 1632 onwards he predominantly painted in England, where he was knighted by Charles I. New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 227 (Van Dyck, copy undescribed) New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 330 i (Van Dyck), O'Donoghue 25 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 44149 |