museums and institutions:
Attributed works:
1. Head of a white bull, by Paulus Potter. c.1647–50. Oil on canvas,
79.4 by 62 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin).
Attributed works:
10. Infrared reflectogram of Fig.1, revealing the fragmentary
Europa figure.
Attributed works:
11. X-radiograph of Fig.1, revealing the fragmentary Europa figure.
Attributed works:
12. Abduction of Europa, attributed to Jan de Visscher, after
Nicolaes Berchem. 1643–92. Etching and engraving, 45.7 by 30.5 cm,
shown mirrored horizontally. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
Attributed works:
2. Portrait of Paulus Potter (1625–1654), by Bartholomeus van der
Helst. 1654. Oil on canvas, 99 by 80 cm. (Mauritshuis, The Hague).
Attributed works:
3. The bull (De stier), by Paulus Potter. 1647. Oil on canvas, 236.5 by 341
cm. (Mauritshuis, The Hague).
Attributed works:
4. Proposed location of Fig.1 within the Abduction of Europa,
determined from thread angle mapping (Fig.5c).
Attributed works:
5. Computer-assisted thread counting from X-radiographs of Fig.1,
showing: a) thread density in the vertical and horizontal directions; b)
horizontal thread density of the upper and lower pieces of canvas; c)
thread angle deviations in the vertical and horizontal directions.
The horizontal join is indicated with an arrow.
Attributed works:
6. Display of Fig.1 in the Grand Gallery, National Gallery of Ireland,
Dublin. Photograph, after 1889. (RSAI, Dublin).
Attributed works:
7. Display of Fig.1 in Room 12, Dargan Wing, National Gallery of
Ireland, Dublin. Photograph, c.1930–39. (National Gallery of
Ireland Archive, Dublin).
Attributed works:
8. MA-XRF map of Fig.1, showing the distribution of mercury (Hg)
from vermilion.
Attributed works:
9. MA-XRF map overlaid onto Fig.1, showing the distribution of
copper (Cu) in white.
