M728: Portrait of George Gage with Two Attendants
(c.1622-1623)
Biographical information
By:
VAN DYCK, AnthonyExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
115.00 x 113.50
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG49]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (Br-G)
Free-text description:
1. Translucent lower ground of mid red-brown 2. Thin layer of grey comprising of lead white, lamp black, and calcium carbonate
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Grey
Composition: Lead white, lamp black, calcium carbonate (chalk)
Layer 1:
Colour: Brown
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk), red earth, brown earth
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
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