In the context of this artwork, discuss the Paint samples of the Scientific testing.
Conducted by Dr. Corbeil of CCI to determine that the paint and materials used were appropriate to the date of 1603. While this cannot definitively date the paint used, it can determine if the materials are too new. The results found that all of the paint materials and colours were consistent with those used in England in the early 17th century.
The red paint of the date in the top corner was tested in the paint sample analysis and does not appear to be added after the portrait was finished.