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| Anthony van Dyck Enrique Liberti, Musician ca. 1627-32 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Mary Ruthven, Lady van Dyck ca. 1639 Prado |
The young Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was introduced to the English court of Charles I by his compatriot Peter Paul Rubens and made a spectacular success there. Van Dyck was knighted by Charles, named Principal Painter, awarded a pension, and married to one of the acknowledged beauties of the English court, Mary Ruthven (immediately above). The 1630s brought pleasure and triumph, with no substantial or particularly audible warnings that the 1640s would be different, would in fact bring disaster to the entire tribe of satin-covered courtiers and an early death to Van Dyck himself.
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| Anthony van Dyck Sir Endymion Porter & Anthony van Dyck ca. 1635 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Self-portrait ca. 1640 National Portrait Gallery (U.K.) |
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| Anthony van Dyck Lady de La Warr ca. 1638 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a man ca. 1628-32 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a woman ca. 1628 Prado |
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| Anthony Van Dyck Princess Mary, daughter of Charles I ca. 1637 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Anthony Van Dyck Venetia, Lady Digby 1633-34 National Portrait Gallery (U.K.) |
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| Anthony van Dyck Peeter Symons, Painter ca. 1630-32 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Anthony van Dyck Diana Cecil, Countess of Oxford 1638 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange 1631-32 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Policena Spinola, marquesa de Leganés 1620s Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Man with Lute ca. 1627 Prado |