Van Dyck created the most famous series of portraits in the history of printmaking. The so-called 'Iconographie' comprises more than a hundred portraits executed by various engravers. Many of the design drawings have survived, including this portrait of the painter Frans Francken the Younger.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of Frans Francken the Younger |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 237 mm Width 183 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Anthonie van Dijck
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| Accession number | V 15 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1630 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Anthonie van Dijck
Antwerpen 1599 - Londen 1641
Anthonie van Dijck, also called Antoon, worked in Antwerp and London. As a teenager, he worked as assistant to the painter Peter Paul Rubens. In 1620, when he...
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