May 1630: Van Dyck calls himself “painter to Her Highness” [“schilder van Heure Hoocheyd”, i.e. the Infanta Isabel]; however, he continues to live in Antwerp and does not move to Brussels, where the Infanta has her residence.
4 September – 16 October 1630: The French Queen Maria de Medici visits Van Dyck’s studio during her stay in Antwerp.