Jan van Balen Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke]] Jan van Balen Jan van Balen (21 July 1611 in Antwerp – 14 March 1654) was a Flemish painter known for his Baroque paintings of history and allegorical subjects. He also painted landscapes and genre scenes. Jan van Balen was the son of Hendrick van Balen and Margriet Briers. His father was a prominent painter in Antwerp and played an important role in the renewal of Flemish painting in the early 17th century. He was also one of the teachers of Anthony van Dyck. Jan van Balen had two brothers, Gaspard (born in 1615) and
Henry H. Van Dyck Henry H. Van Dyck Henry H. Van Dyck (September 3, 1809 Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York — January 22, 1888 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York) was an American newspaper publisher, financier and politician from New York. He was the son of Dr. Henry Lawrence (or Hendrick Lourens) Van Dyck (1773–1840) and Catherine (Van Alen) Van Dyck (1775–1863). He became a printer, and in 1830 the editor of the "Goshen Independent Republican", a Jacksonian newspaper. In 1832, he bought the newspaper, and sold it after his election to the State Senate. He married Eliza A. Clark (c. 1810–c. 1862), and they