M730: Charity
(c.1627-1628)
Biographical information
By:
VAN DYCK, AnthonyExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
148.20 x 107.50
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG6494]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-LG)
Free-text description:
1. Chalk and glue ground 2. Very thin light greyish-brown imprimatura
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light grey
Composition:
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
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