- Artist
- Richard Dadd 1817–1886
- Medium
- Oil paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 606 × 500 mm
frame: 800 × 695 × 75 mm - Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Ian L. Phillips 1984, accessioned 1992
- Reference
- T06665
Technique and condition
The painting is in drying oil on a light coloured ground. Glue lining has damaged the original surface texture and removed evidence of the original attachment and stretcher. In many areas, e.g. the tree roots (bottom left), detailed pencil drawing is visible through quite thin layers of paint which follow it closely. There appear to be no major alterations or changes in composition during painting.
In general the paint was applied painstakingly with a fine brush having minimum covering power except in the darks which are applied a little more thickly and in the lights which have significant impasto.
Compressed cracks in the lighter areas and cissing in the darks suggest an oil medium with added resin. No analysis has been carried out.
The varnish is a slightly discoloured glossy soft resin which was thinned and revarnished with a modern synthetic varnish in 1973.
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