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The Portrait of Sir Robert Shirley was painted by Sir Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish Baroque artist.[1] It is a portrait of Sir Robert Shirley (c. 1581 – 13 July 1628), the ambassador to the Safavid Shah Abbas (r. 1588–1629), beginning in 1608.[2] This painting was completed in Rome in 1622 and is one of a pair; its pendant depicts Shirley's wife, Lady Teresa Sampsonia, a Circassian noblewoman. It is notable for the rich Persian dress worn by Shirley. Both of these paintings are now in the collection of Petworth House, in West Sussex.
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Portrait of Sir Robert Shirley | |
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Artist | Anthony van Dyck |
Year | 1622 |
Dimensions | 200 cm × 133.4 cm (79 in × 52.5 in) |
Location | Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex, England |
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