Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck

The beveled panel is made up of two boards, joined horizontally, with a small repaired addition to the lower left hand corner and a slight horizontal bow. The paint surface is stable with some retouching, particularly in the drapery and lower left section, visible to the naked eye. Inspection under UV reveals extensive retouching throughout and infilling along the horizontal join and the addition. Offered in a carved gilt wood frame.
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This painting is an old copy after a Van Dyck portrait of Antoine de Bourbon, Comte de Moret (1599 – 1641) which is now lost.  The painting corresponds in dimensions and theme to the series of grisailles portraits intended as models for reproduction through engraving.   An engraving of the present composition, executed by Pieter de Bailliu, exists in the reverse, suggesting this work is a copy after the original painting.¹

1.  For engraving see S. Turner, The New Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts part III, Rotterdam 2002, p.32-33