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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 first known painting teacher was Hendrik van Balen, a successful painter based in Antwerp. Van Dyck was apprenticed to him at the age of 10.1