Equestrian Portrait of Charles I
Anthony van Dyck · 1630
Why it's great
A king rides a large horse in front of a big tree, in armor, looking small but proud. Anthony van Dyck painted Charles I of England in about 1630, and it was meant to make the king look tall, though he was short.
Where to see it
📍 National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish painter born in Antwerp in 1599. He was Rubens's most gifted assistant, traveled to Italy, and in 1632 moved to London as court painter to King Charles I, where he set the style for English portraits. He died in London in 1641 at the age of 42.
