M628: Mother Combing Her Child's Hair, known as 'Hunting for Lice'

Description:

Preparatory layers:

7 (LY-LBr)

Free-text description:

(some of the seven layers may be part of another composition under the present one) 1. Thin white layer 2. Thick, bright red layer 30-100um 3. Light brown layer 15-50um 4. Very thin dark grey later around 5um 5. Light grey layer 25-40um 6. Dark brown layer 15-25um 7. Light brown layer 10-25um All layers apart from the dark grey one are characterised by a large variety of particle sizes

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Researchers:

Esther van Duijn

Source:

Suchtelen, Ariane van, Quentin Buvelot, Milou Goverde, Abbie Vandivere, Lea van der Vinde, Edwin Buijsen, Carol Pottasch, Sabrina Meloni, Maud Lankester, and Yvette Bruijnen. Genre Paintings in the Mauritshuis. Zwolle: Waanders publishers, 2016.