What is Anthony van Dyck

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Van Dyck settled in London in 1632, as court painter to King Charles I, who granted him a knighthood. His portraits created a new standard for the genre in England, but according to the Oxford Companion to Western Art Van Dyck "was also the victim of the compelling success of his formulas. The proliferation of inferior studio versions, later copies, and poor pastiches hopefully attributed to him has detracted from his stature."