This is a room in the Picture Gallery of the New Hermitage constructed in 1851to the design of Leo von Klenze for the Imperial Museum. The room, originally intended for showing paintings of the Russian school, is adorned with bas-relief portraits of Russian artists, sculptors and architects of the 19th century. The central part of the ceiling, decorated with ornamental paintings, bears the emblem of the Russian Empire. On display in the room are works by the famous Flemish artist Antony van Dyck (1599-1641). The Hermitage collection of his works amounts to 24 canvases. It includes all types of portraiture which made the Flemish master world-famous, from intimate portraits to large-scale formal examples. The pride of the collection are such masterpieces as Portrait of a Man (ca 1623), Self-Portrait (late 1620s - early 1630s) and Portrait of Sir Thomas Chaloner (late 1630s).