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

Portrait of Maria de Tassis

1629-30
Oil on canvas, 128 x 92 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

The family of Antonio de Tassis (1584-1651) came from Bergamo, and developed the first postal system in Europe in the late fifteenth century. Antonio and his daughter Maria belonged to the Antwerp branch of the family. The fine portrait shows her at the age of about nineteen.