Anthony van Dyck self portrait (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Anthony van Dyck self portrait (Metropolitan Museum of Art) The Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses in its collection a self portrait painted by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck. Done in oil on canvas, the work depicts its creator during his early twenties. The self portrait was likely painted by van Dyck during the winter of 1620-1621, which the artist spent in London. van Dyck chose to render a depiction of himself as a country gentlemen dressed in fine clothes; he likely acquired these clothes due to his father being a wealthy clothier. The painting was donated to the Met by
William V. B. Van Dyck captain of the 1894 football team, and played second base on the Rutgers baseball team. He missed a year of football after suffering a head injury, an injury he later recalled he would not have suffered if helmets had been used at the time. At the Rutgers Field Day held on May 13, 1893, Van Dyck finished in first place in a competition for throwing a baseball the longest distance. He threw the ball 311 feet. Van Dyck received an electrical engineering degree from Columbia University in 1897 and a Masters of Science degree from Rutgers College in 1899. Van