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Anthony van Dyck
Self-Portrait, oil on canvas by Anthony Van Dyck, c. 1620–21; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. 119.7 × 87.9 cm.
Anthony van Dyck’s Iconography is a series of small portraits that he began creating during his time in Antwerp between 1627 and 1632, with the intention of having them engraved and published.1
The subjects featured in this collection include the following groups of people:
- Princes1
- Soldiers1
- Scholars1
- Art patrons1
- Fellow artists1
At least 15 of these portraits were etched by van Dyck himself, while the remainder were produced by other engravers. The complete series was first published in 1645–1646.1