Philippe Le Roy
1630/40
Medium
Etching and engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 24.2 × 15.5 cm (9 9/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Sheet: 25.4 × 16.4 cm (10 × 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
60035
Art Historical Context
Anthony van Dyck's *Philippe Le Roy*, created between 1630 and 1640, captures the elegance of Flemish Baroque portraiture in a striking etching and engraving on ivory laid paper. As one of Europe's leading portraitists, van Dyck—court painter to Charles I of England and a master of Antwerp's vibrant art scene—produced this work during his mature career, blending psychological depth with refined nobility. Measuring about 9½ by 6 inches, the print exemplifies the artist's shift toward printmaking to immortalize Europe's intellectual and cultural elite. This piece belongs to van Dyck's renowned ...
About the Artist
Anthony van Dyck · 1599–1641
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who revolutionized portrait painting and became the most influential court painter in 17th-century England. Born in Antwerp as the seventh of twelve children to a prosperous silk merchant, van Dyck displayed extraordinary artistic talent from childhood. He trained under Hendrick van Balen before joining Peter Paul Rubens's workshop as a...