M586: Portrait of William I (1533-1584), Prince of Orange

(c. 1579)

Portrait of William I (1533-1584), Prince of Orange

Object information

Artist KEY, Adriaen Thomasz. Executed in Antwerp Support panel Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 48.00 × 34.00 Signed UNCLEAR Museum Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh225] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data


Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LY-G) Description 1. Chalk ground 2. Grey imprimatura

Paint layers (oil)

panel

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition:

Layer 1:

Colour: Light yellow

Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)

Data information:

Reliability 2

Researchers

Carol Pottasch

Source

Pottasch, Carol. “The Transformation of Adriaen Thomasz. Key’s Portrait of William of Orange.” Ge-Conservacion 18, no. 1 (2020): 190–99.


Sample information:

No sample images available.