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Two young men in fashionable clothing look into the distance as they lean against a plinth. This double portrait has traditionally been considered to be by Anthony van Dyck, but this is now doubted. Though it reflects the style of the artist in the 1630s, it could have been painted by a follower working in his style or from a lost original or workshop design during the 1640s or 1650s (Van Dyck died in 1641).The sitters have in the past been identified as Lords John and Bernard Stuart, the youngest sons of Esmé Stuart, 3rd Duke of Lennox. But the men depicted here bear little resemblance to known portraits of the brothers, such as Van Dyck's own Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart (also in the National Gallery's collection).
Title
Portraits of Two Young Englishmen
Date
about 1635-40
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 193.7 x W 126 cm
Accession number
NG3605
Acquisition method
Bought, 1922
Work type
Painting
