David Beck

David Beck (or Beek; May 25, 1621 – December 20, 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter. Born in Delft, Beck learned painting from prominent Dutch portrait painter Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt. In 1640, he moved to London to join Anthony van Dyck's studio as a pupil and assistant. Beck possessed a rapid execution style similar to Van Dyck's, which impressed King Charles I of England. He was asked to teach drawing to Charles II of England and his brothers James II of England and Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester. Beck's career was cut short by the outbreak of the English Civil War.More