Van Dyck - Thomas Killigrew and William,Lord Crofts,1638.
huile sur toile - 132,9 x 144 cm
Buckingham Palace
Van Dyck - Lord John Stuart et son frère Lord Bernard Stuart vers 1638.
huile sur toile
National Gallery,London
Lord John and Lord Bernard Stuart, sons of the third Duke of Lennox, were killed fighting in the civil war in 1644 and 1645 respectively. They had participated in the European culture promoted by Charles I, posing for this painting just before a proposed Grand Tour. They were in their 20s when they died - and in their teens in this painting.
Inspirations and influences: Gainsborough made a copy of this painting, and Sir Joshua Reynolds was also influenced by Van Dyck's hyperbole. In reaction against this kind of glamour portrait, Oliver Cromwell insisted, when he posed for an official image, that it be plain and accurate, warts and all.
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