M738: The Ambassadors
(1533)
Biographical information
By:
HOLBEIN, Hans, the YoungerExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
207.00 x 209.50
Signed?
YES
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG1314]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-G)
Free-text description:
1. Chalk ground 2. Thick grey layer of lead white and lamp black
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Grey
Composition: Lead white, lamp black
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:
Wyld, Martin. “The Restoration History of Holbein’s ‘Ambassadors.’” National Gallery Technical Bulletin 19 (1998).
Sample information:
Sample location:
National Gallery London