M734: Equestrian Portrait of Charles I
(c.1638-1639)
Biographical information
By:
VAN DYCK, AnthonyExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
367.00 x 292.10
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG1172]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (R-G)
Free-text description:
1. Thin red-brown layer of reddish ochre and calcium carbonate 2. Slightly brownish grey second ground of lead white, charcoal black, brownish ochre, Cassel earth
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, Cassel earth
Layer 1:
Colour: Red
Composition: Red iron oxide, 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