J.CAC VOLUME 46 (2021–22)
Materials and Techniques of Louis Dulongpré: Six Religious Paintings from 1805 to 1823
Results of a technical study of six oil-on-canvas religious paintings by Louis Dulongpré are presented, supplementing previously published research on Dulongpré’s portraits. The earliest painting in the study is a signed and dated work from 1805, while the latest paintings studied are from c. 1823. Visual examination was followed by sampling and analysis using a multi-instrumental approach. Primary methods were scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM/EDS), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and polarized light microscopy (PLM). In some cases, X-ray diffraction (XRD), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and/or pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) were also undertaken. The technical data from these religious paintings, together with those from the previous study of Dulongpré’s portraits, can contribute to attribution research and inform future conservation treatments.
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