M116: Portrait of an unknown man

(c.1650-1652)

Portrait of an unknown man

Object information

Artist HALS, Frans Executed in Haarlem Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 108.00 × 80.00 Signed UNCLEAR Museum Liechtenstein Collection [inv.nr: GE 235] RKD RKD link

Data


Description:

Preparatory layers 1 (P) Description 1. Light reddish

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 1:

Colour: Pink

Composition: Lead white, chalk, umber, very little red ochre

Data information:

Reliability 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.


Sample information:

No sample images available.