M735: Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart

(c.1638)

Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart

Object information

Artist DYCK, Anthony van Executed in UNKNOWN Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 237.50 × 146.10 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG6518] Museum link View on museum site

Data


Description:

Preparatory layers 1 (LBr) 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 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

No sample images available.