![An Oil Sketch Found Covered With Bird Droppings in a Farm Shed Is Actually an Early Van Dyck, Now Heading to Auction for $3 Million An Oil Sketch Found Covered With Bird Droppings in a Farm Shed Is Actually an Early Van Dyck, Now Heading to Auction for $3 Million](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2023/01/Lot-110.-Sir-Anthony-van-Dyck-A-Study-for-Saint-Jerome-est.-2000000-3000000-scaled.jpg)
An Oil Sketch Found Covered With Bird Droppings in a Farm Shed Is Actually an Early Van Dyck, Now Heading to Auction for $3 Million
![by Sir Anthony Van Dyck,painting,circa 1633-1634 . Venetia Stanley (1600-1633) . circa 1633-34. Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) Alternative names Anthony van Dyck, Anthonie van Dyck, Anton van Dijck, Antonis van Deik, Antoon by Sir Anthony Van Dyck,painting,circa 1633-1634 . Venetia Stanley (1600-1633) . circa 1633-34. Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) Alternative names Anthony van Dyck, Anthonie van Dyck, Anton van Dijck, Antonis van Deik, Antoon](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MNX45H/by-sir-anthony-van-dyckpaintingcirca-1633-1634-venetia-stanley-1600-1633-circa-1633-34-anthony-van-dyck-15991641-alternative-names-anthony-van-dyck-anthonie-van-dyck-anton-van-dijck-antonis-van-deik-antoon-van-dijk-anthonis-van-dyck-antoine-van-dyck-description-flemish-painter-draughtsman-and-printmaker-date-of-birthdeath-22-march-1599-9-december-1641-location-of-birthdeath-antwerp-blackfriars-london-work-location-antwerp-16091610-16151620-london-1620-march-1621-zaventem-1621-genoa-october-1621-february-1622-rome-february-1622-july-1622-f-MNX45H.jpg)
by Sir Anthony Van Dyck,painting,circa 1633-1634 . Venetia Stanley (1600-1633) . circa 1633-34. Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) Alternative names Anthony van Dyck, Anthonie van Dyck, Anton van Dijck, Antonis van Deik, Antoon
![STUDIO OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK | PORTRAIT OF JAMES STUART (1612 - 1655), FOURTH DUKE OF LENNOX AND FIRST DUKE OF RICHMOND, AS PARIS HOLDING AN APPLE, HALF-LENGTH | Master Paintings STUDIO OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK | PORTRAIT OF JAMES STUART (1612 - 1655), FOURTH DUKE OF LENNOX AND FIRST DUKE OF RICHMOND, AS PARIS HOLDING AN APPLE, HALF-LENGTH | Master Paintings](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5554861/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1491x2000+0+0/resize/2048x2747!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Fca%2F51%2F12c242834f798e6e533bc4ac998d%2F134n10309-4fd5q.jpg)
STUDIO OF SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK | PORTRAIT OF JAMES STUART (1612 - 1655), FOURTH DUKE OF LENNOX AND FIRST DUKE OF RICHMOND, AS PARIS HOLDING AN APPLE, HALF-LENGTH | Master Paintings
![Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 – 1641), Mary Newton, later Lady Jermyn (d. 1679) [?], Painted circa 1637 | The Weiss Gallery Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599 – 1641), Mary Newton, later Lady Jermyn (d. 1679) [?], Painted circa 1637 | The Weiss Gallery](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_2400,h_2400,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/weissgallery/images/view/bededa5fde4ec17ef53c342cb3b3e5d3j/theweissgallery-sir-anthony-van-dyck-1599-1641-mary-newton-later-lady-jermyn-d.-1679-painted-circa-1637.jpg)