DYCK, Sir Anthony van
(b. 1599, Antwerpen, d. 1641, London)

Self-Portrait at the Age of Sixteen

c. 1615
Oil on wood, 26 x 20 cm
Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna

This self-portrait representing the painter at the age of sixteen is the earliest in the series of self-portraits van Dyck created during his successful career.