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Joseph Wright (painter) British, 1734 - 1797 Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1770-1773 oil on canvas overall: 128 x 102 cm (50 3/8 x 40 3/16 in.) Andrew W. Mellon Collection 1940.1.11 |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-to-heavyweight canvas is twill woven; it has been lined. The ground is off-white, thinly applied. The painting is mostly executed in thin, opaque layers; the costume is rendered in thicker paint applied in small strokes, the furry texture of the lapels being created by means of a stiff white paint covered with a transparent blue glaze; there is a low impasto in the leaves and highlights. The background is extensively abraded, but otherwise there is minimal paint loss. The moderately thick natural resin varnish has discolored yellow to a moderate degree.| « | back to gallery | » | continue tour |