Van Dyke beard Van Dyke beard A Van Dyke (sometimes spelled Vandyke, or Van Dyck) is a style of facial hair named after the 17th-century Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641). A Van Dyke specifically consists of any growth of both a moustache and goatee with all hair on the cheeks shaven. Even this particular style, though, has many variants, including a curled moustache versus a non-curled one and a soul patch versus none. The style is sometimes called a "Charlie" after King Charles I of England, who was painted with this type of beard by van Dyck. "Pike-devant" or "pickedevant" are other
Saint Martin and the Beggar (van Dyck) commission, possibly en route through the town from Antwerp to Italy. A later, larger variant of the painting exists in the Royal Collection. This dates from around 1620 and was probably left behind in Rubens' studio after van Dyck's departure that year - several copies exist, indicating it was still in Antwerp and available for other artists to copy. It was in Spain by the 1740s, where it was bought by Mr Bagnols and bought by Frederick, Prince of Wales before September 1747. Saint Martin and the Beggar (van Dyck) Saint Martin and the Beggar is a c.1618 painting of