M125: Portrait of a man with a slouch hat
(c.1663-1666)
Biographical information
By:
HALS, FransExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
79.50 x 66.50
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister [inv.nr: 219]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (R-G)
Free-text description:
1. Bright red 2. Grey
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Grey
Composition: Lead white, charcoal black, umber
Layer 1:
Colour: Red
Composition: Red ochre
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
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.