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Which parts of Anthony van Dyck’s English portraits were often completed by assistants?
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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.
To manage his high volume of portrait commissions efficiently and maintain his prestige, Anthony van Dyck organized his studio practice by delegating the execution of accessories to his assistants. While he focused on the primary aspects of his portraits, he left the painting of these secondary elements to others.1