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
John Charles Van Dyke studio space for the college's Department of Fine Arts. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1908. Van Dyke wrote a series of critical guide books: "New Guides to Old Masters." He edited "Modern French Masters" (1896); "Old Dutch and Flemish Masters" (1901); "Old English Masters"; and a series of histories covering the history of art in America. Van Dyke was the son of Judge John Van Dyke, and great grandson of John Honeyman, a spy for George Washington who played a critical role at the battle of Trenton. He was also the uncle of