The panel is made from a poplar tree.
The painting bore historical attributions to Van Dyck or his studio which were dismissed in 2010 (see literature below).
Peter van den Brink and Wibke Vera Birth, Gestatten Suermondt! Sammler Kenner Kunstmäzen, Belser, 2018, p. 346, no. 207
Bénédicte Gady, L’ascension de Charles Le Brun. Liens sociaux et production artistique, Paris, 2010, p. 57, no. 30
The images are shown to illustrate the project’s ongoing work in gathering art historical information and scientific data on panel paintings related to Jacques Jordaens and Sir Anthony Van Dyck. For published attributions, please refer to the recent literature and notes where applicable