M693: Portrait of a Lady

Object information

Artist MIERIS, Frans van Executed in UNKNOWN Support copper Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 22.50 × 16.50 Signed UNCLEAR Museum Statens Museum for Kunst [inv.nr: KMSsp563] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LY-LO) Description 1. Thin off-white layer 2. Thin light orange layer

Paint layers (oil)

copper

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Light orange

Composition: Lead white, yellow earth, brown earth, chalk, red earth

Layer 1:

Colour: Light yellow

Composition: Lead-based component

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

David Buti, Gianluca Pastorelli

Source

SMK Kress/National Gallery spreadsheet (unpublished)

Sample information:

Sample 1 45a, 45b