James the Great

Related Artist: Anthony Van Dyck (1599 - 1641)

Private Collection, Germany

James the Great

Object details

Title

James the Great

Technique and support

Oil on panel

Dimensions

64.6 x 49.2 cm

Artist

Related artist

Anthony Van Dyck (1599 - 1641)

Most recent published attribution

Previously unpublished

Collection and provenance

Collection

Private Collection, Germany

Literature

Literature

Previously unpublished.

Panel reverse

Cradled or uncradled

Uncradled

Guild marks

Hands and Castle - two separate branding irons

Panel maker's mark

Guilliam Aertssen

Dendrochronology

Genus of wood

Oak

Number of planks

2

Plank no. 1

Tree rings: 208
Dated: AD 1385 – 1592
Felled: After AD 1602 (terminus post quem)
Origin: Poland/Baltic states

Plank no. 2

Tree rings: 221
Dated: AD 1381 – 1601
Felled: After AD 1611 (terminus post quem)
Origin: Poland/Baltic states

Planks of the same tree

1. and 2. this painting,plank 2 from Anthony Van Dyck, Thomas, private collection, UK (LO003/2021),plank 1 from Anthony Van Dyck, Paul, private collection, UK (LO014/2021),plank 1 and plank 2 from Jacques Jordaens, Holy Family, St. Gilles City Hall, Brussels, Belgium (BL008/2020): after AD 1613 (terminus post quem)

Date of investigation

09 December 2019

Dendro report no.

NL004/2020

Author

Drs. Justin Davies

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