M821: The Four eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia
(1631)
Biographical information
By:
VAN HONTHORST, GerardExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
173.50 x 214.80
Signed?
YES
Museum:
Royal Collection [inv.nr: RCIN 404971]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (R-LG)
Free-text description:
1. Red layer 2. Thin whitish grey layer
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light grey
Composition:
Layer 1:
Colour: Red
Composition:
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
2
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
NO
Researchers:
Renate Woudhuysen, Paul van Laar
Source:
Hamilton Kerr technical report
Sample information:
Sample(s):
HKI785-1, 2, 4, 7
Sample location:
Hamilton Kerr Institute