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This painting is black velvet, white satin and gold, and a cheap copy crushes the blacks. Our van Dyck Lady with a Fan print was graded from a high-resolution master so the satin keeps its shine and the gold chain stays crisp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The blacks, whites and golds look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a black or gold frame suits it.
About the painting
Lady with a Fan by Anthony van Dyck
An unknown lady
Van Dyck painted her about 1628. We do not know who she was. She wears a black gown with puffed white satin sleeves and a gold chain, and holds a folded fan.
An archduke’s gallery
By 1653 it probably belonged to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels, and David Teniers included it in a painting of the Archduke’s picture gallery.
Genoa to Washington
It later hung in Genoa, probably with the Doria family. The Kress Foundation bought it in 1932, and it hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Read the story
A young woman stands before a dark brown background. She wears a black gown, with great puffed sleeves of white satin, a gold chain across her body, and a jewel at her breast. In one hand she holds a folded fan.
Anthony van Dyck painted her around 1628. We do not know who she was.
But we can follow where her portrait went. By 1653, it probably belonged to the Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, in Brussels. The painter David Teniers made a painting of the Archduke's picture gallery, and this lady appears in it.
Later she travelled to Genoa, in Italy, where van Dyck had worked as a young man. There she probably stayed for generations, in the collection of the Doria family. In 1857 a visiting expert saw her there and wrote her down in his travel diary.
In 1932 she was bought by the Kress Foundation in New York. The next year she was shown at the World's Fair in Chicago, and in 1939 at the World's Fair in New York.
Once, she was even exhibited simply as Portrait of a Lady in Black, White, and Gold. Which is exactly what van Dyck gave us: three colours, and a face that keeps her secret.
She now hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Lady with a Fan. Anthony van Dyck, about 1628.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
