M735: Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart
(c.1638)
Biographical information
By:
VAN DYCK, AnthonyExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
237.50 x 146.10
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG6518]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
1 (LBr)
Free-text description:
1. Single layer of light biscuit-coloured ground of lead white and translucent brown earth (probably Cassel earth)
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 1:
Colour: Light brown
Composition: Lead white, brown earth (Cassel)
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