M821: The Four eldest Children of the King and Queen of Bohemia

Object information

Artist HONTHORST, Gerard van Executed in the Hague Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 173.50 × 214.80 Signed YES Museum Royal Collection [inv.nr: RCIN 404971] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (R-LG) 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 2

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

Researchers

Renate Woudhuysen, Paul van Laar

Source

Hamilton Kerr technical report

Sample information:

Sample 1 HKI785-1, 2, 4, 7 Sample location Hamilton Kerr Institute