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Charles I with M. de St Antoine
is an
oil painting
on canvas by the
Flemish
painter
Anthony van Dyck
in 1633. It depicts
Charles I of England
on horseback, accompanied by his riding master, Pierre Antoine Bourdon. Van Dyck became
Principal Painter in Ordinary
for Charles in 1632, and completed several equestrian portraits of the king, including multiple versions of this painting; the
prime version
is in the
Royal Collection
.
Painting:
Anthony van Dyck
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