M113: Paulus Verschuur
(1643)
Biographical information
By:
HALS, FransExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
118.70 x 94.60
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art [inv.nr: 26.101.11]
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-LBr)
Free-text description:
1. Chalk/glue ground (topped by layer of yellowish medium) 2. Lead white imprimatura (toned)
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light brown
Composition: Lead white, little umber or ochre, very little fine black
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
2
Researchers:
Karin Groen and Ella Hendriks
Source:
Groen, Karin, and Ella Hendriks. “Frans Hals: A Technical Examination.” In Frans Hals, 109–27. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1989.