For how long did Van Dyck's influence dominate English portrait-painting?
250 years
50 years
150 years
75 years
Answer
Van Dyck's influence dominated English portrait-painting for 150 years. He was the most important foreign painter working in England in the 17th century. He was appointed court painter to Charles I, and was responsible for establishing the formal court portrait. His style was widely copied by other English artists, and his influence can be seen in the work of Sir Peter Lely, Godfrey Kneller, and Joshua Reynolds.
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