Daniel Mytens

Self-portrait, 1630

Years of life:	1590 – 1647
Artist's Teachers:	Van Mierevelt (?)
Art Movement:	Baroque

Genre:	Portrait
Country:	Flanders , England
Century:	XVII

The major portrait painter in England before Van Dyck. Born and trained in Dutch. About 1618 came to London, where he worked for Charles I. Painted elegant, stiff, formal portraits. His best works were later full-length portraits, which are powerful, assured, and fluent.

Daniel Mytens’s major works are Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, c. 1618 (London: National Portrait Gallery); King James I of England and VI of Scotland, 1621 (London: National Portrait Gallery); Endymion Porter, 1627 (London: National Portrait Gallery).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Endymion Porter

1627

Endymion Porter • 1627
Hudson in the woods

1628 - 1630

Hudson in the woods • 1628 - 1630
Portrait of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Later 3rd Marquis and 1st Duke of Hamilton, Aged 17

1623

Portrait of James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, Later 3rd Marquis and 1st Duke of Hamilton, Aged 17 • 1623
Charles I

1632

Charles I • 1632
James Hamilton (1589–1625), 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Statesman

1622

James Hamilton (1589–1625), 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Statesman • 1622
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, 1606 - 1649

1629

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, 1606 - 1649 • 1629
Self-portrait

1630

Self-portrait • 1630
Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel

1618

Aletheia Talbot, Countess of Arundel • 1618
Sir Henry Hobart 1st Bt (d.1625)

1624

Sir Henry Hobart 1st Bt (d.1625) • 1624
Charles I

1623

Charles I • 1623
Charles I

1628

Charles I • 1628
Charles I and Henrietta Maria

between 1630 and 1632

Charles I and Henrietta Maria • between 1630 and 1632
Charles I and Henrietta Maria Departing for the Chase

between 1630 and 1632

Charles I and Henrietta Maria Departing for the Chase • between 1630 and 1632
Christian, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1599-1626)

1624

Christian, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg (1599-1626) • 1624
Ernst von Mansfeld (1585-1626)

1624

Ernst von Mansfeld (1585-1626) • 1624
Nobleman

1624

Nobleman • 1624
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

after 1620

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton • after 1620
Portrait of Éléonore de Bergh (1613-1657), wife of Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne

Portrait of Éléonore de Bergh (1613-1657), wife of Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne
Sir Thomas Edmondes

1622

Sir Thomas Edmondes • 1622
Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton

1618

Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton • 1618
Head and shoulders in a red doublet and ruff, wearing the ribbon of the Garter

1630

Head and shoulders in a red doublet and ruff, wearing the ribbon of the Garter • 1630
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

1630-1635

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick • 1630-1635
Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel and Surrey

1618

Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel and Surrey • 1618
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

1625

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke • 1625
Portrait of Charles I of England (1600-1649)

1633

Portrait of Charles I of England (1600-1649) • 1633
Charles I (1600–1649), King of England

1629

Charles I (1600–1649), King of England • 1629
King Charles I

1631

King Charles I • 1631
James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, 1606 - 1649. Royalist

1629

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, 1606 - 1649. Royalist • 1629
Robert Rich, 1587-1658, 2nd Earl of Warwick

1632

Robert Rich, 1587-1658, 2nd Earl of Warwick • 1632
Charles Howard, 1536-1624, 1st Earl of Nottingham

1620

Charles Howard, 1536-1624, 1st Earl of Nottingham • 1620
Charles I, 1600-49 King of Great Britain and Ireland

1631

Charles I, 1600-49 King of Great Britain and Ireland • 1631
George Villiers (1592–1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham

George Villiers (1592–1628), 1st Duke of Buckingham
Thomas Howard (1561-1626), 1st Earl of Suffolk

1617

Thomas Howard (1561-1626), 1st Earl of Suffolk • 1617
King James I of England and VI of Scotland

1621

King James I of England and VI of Scotland • 1621