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Sir Henry Raeburn (artist) Scottish, 1756 - 1823 David Anderson, 1790 oil on canvas overall: 152.5 x 107.5 cm (60 1/16 x 42 5/16 in.) Widener Collection 1942.9.56 Not on View |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-heavy canvas is tightly twill woven; it has been lined. The ground is white, containing white lead, and is thinly applied. The painting is executed in thin layers, with little evidence of brushmarks, and in some areas the paint does not completely cover the ground. X-radiographs and an infrared reflectograph show a woman's body to the left of the figure, and a thin but apparently bent implement depending from the man's left arm. There is some scattered unevenness in the paint surface, perhaps due to lumps in the lining adhesive. The paint surface has also been slightly abraded. The head and hair of the sitter are disfigured by shrinkage crackle in the darks. There are scattered small retouches, principally in the areas of pentimenti. The thick varnish has discolored yellow to a significant degree.| « | back to gallery | » | continue tour |
