Sir Anthony van Dyck
Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington, 1600 - 1640
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artist:
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title:Thomas Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Haddington, 1600 - 1640
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date created:About 1637
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:Image (visible): 224.80 x 137.80 cm
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery 2013 for display in situ at Mellerstain. The directive to formally allocate this painting has now been received.
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accession number:PG 3699
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Sir Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Van Dyck is perhaps most famous for the grand and elegant portraits he painted of the British aristocracy when he was court painter to King Charles I. He trained in Antwerp, and worked in Rubens’s studio as an assistant. His outstanding talents were recognised and encouraged by Rubens, who...