M727: Portrait of a Woman and Child

Object information

Artist DYCK, Anthony van Executed in UNKNOWN Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 131.50 × 106.20 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG3011] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LBr-G) Description 1. Semi-translucent lower layer, largely calcium carbonate but containing also a little red and brown ochre 2. Warm mid-grey layer, mainly of lead white, with charcoal and some brownish ochre

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition: Lead white, charcoal black, brown ochre

Layer 1:

Colour: Light brown

Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk), red ochre, brown ochre

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

National Gallery Scientific Department

Source

Roy, Ashok. “The National Gallery Van Dycks: Technique and Development.” The National Gallery Technical Bulletin 20 (1999): 50–83.

Sample information:

Sample location National Gallery London