M728: Portrait of George Gage with Two Attendants

Object information

Artist DYCK, Anthony van Executed in UNKNOWN Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 115.00 × 113.50 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG49] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (Br-G) 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 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