Exceptional portrait of Lord John Belasyse by Antoon van Dyck (1599–1641), ca. 1636, oil on canvas, 99,1 x 78,7cm. Courtesy Robilant and Voena, London, Milan, St Moritz. In early April of 1632, Van Dyck moved to London on the invitation of Charles I who had long been searching for an artist of international renown to further enhance his court’s reputation as one of the most refined and elegant in Europe. This drive for refinement was already in evidence with the appointment of Orazio...
