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Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Painting before treatment, framed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/44420185-ac0b-48d8-8631-00005730818c/Snow_2021_BT_rakinglight_detail01.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised and flaking paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/1fb8551b-59fc-492d-89e7-793185da7734/Snow_2021_BT_rakinglight_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/e341e93a-fc95-4339-9f82-8ed0e26070af/Snow_2021_BT_rakinglight_detail04.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/9971c4c0-3e16-4d92-bf22-18dc301ee33c/Snow_2021_DT_raking_detail01.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised paint before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/0b00dd88-c995-4e83-8130-b8ed2977e08d/Snow_2021_DT_raking_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised paint during treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/0d67880a-9d98-470b-9122-d5f0970128eb/Snow_2021_DT_raking_detail03.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised paint in background before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/2c3de5b7-7545-491c-87a5-4a3daf49ba21/Snow_2021_DT_raking_detail04.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Raking light image of raised paint in background during treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/f01dbafe-9ecf-46da-9b2e-009176735fc6/Cover.jpg Projects - Portrait of Jennifer Simpson Portrait after conservation treatment. https://www.paintingsconservation.co.uk/work-1/portrait-of-a-scholar-thought-to-be-william-mew monthly 0.5 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/2c478a80-ee76-4a3a-9a27-02f5c93a927f/Unknown_Scholar_2020_BT_lr.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Portrait of a Scholar before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/5cca04af-a6db-4f7a-ac97-279b181c477a/Unknown_Scholar_2020_BT_reverse.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Reverse of painting before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/3c08166f-15b8-4bc5-a607-c723507cf351/Unknown_Scholar_2020_BT_detail01.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of sitter's face before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/dc5d54e3-7e6e-4c48-9918-1e539dd232d3/Unknown_Scholar_2020_DT_detail01.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of face during varnish removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/4ce731d2-4ed7-42d7-8d05-1f6ed52c962e/Unknown_Scholar_2020_DT01.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar During varnish removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/1d5fd808-0655-432d-8447-4cf918f4046f/Unknown_Scholar_2020_DT02.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar After cleaning, varnishing and filling old losses; before retouching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/685a5382-fb81-4667-b44d-033b3ded58b8/Unknown_Scholar_2020_DT_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of date in lower left corner, the cartouche is visible in the texture of the paint layer with areas of abrasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/a78d0816-07fa-45f1-a987-62f86cf9fb9d/Unknown_Scholar_2020_DT_detail03.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of inscription in the lower right corner, the cartouche is visible in the texture of the paint layer with areas of abrasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/f45efc5d-2c9b-4d3c-a653-aed1c2c89722/Unknown_Scholar_2021_AT_unframed.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of portrait after treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/dc5405cb-e69a-493b-9261-e288cede50cf/Unknown_Scholar_2021_AT_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of sitter's face after treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/88009ff3-e563-4b52-a3eb-29b94264f9c6/IR+detail+lower+left.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of infrared photograph showing cartouche and written verse at lower left corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/4f308254-9349-4d1f-a4e0-9726cf3b984c/IR+detail+lower+left+adjusted.jpg Projects - Portrait of a Scholar Detail of infrared photograph showing cartouche and written verse at lower right corner. https://www.paintingsconservation.co.uk/work-1/royal-coat-of-arms-anmer monthly 0.5 2021-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/91e05b63-6b5c-45ba-b03f-aabe2b2f2aef/Plate+1.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Royal Coat of Arms before treatment, framed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/1721b9fc-532d-4e4d-a83a-7b343b18bcd4/Plate+2.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Reverse of the painting showing wooden boards which had become damp and rotten with mould growth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/bc43776f-3fd1-4404-88b1-d359ae0d59c3/Plate+4.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Reverse of painting after boards removed. The canvas has been tacked directly onto the back of the frame, a traditional method often seen in church paintings such as Royal Arms and hatchments. 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In areas the varnish had become completely opaque, partly due to degradation but also due to dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/e2f0ab86-9f66-4e7f-b239-e44aa76eca21/Plate+14.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Cleaning test showing the impact the degraded, dirty varnish had on the colour and tone of the original paint layers below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/17f78f98-207e-4981-96bc-560c0d86d8cf/Plate+16.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Detail of gilded areas during varnish removal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/513cb06f-b2ea-463e-a96a-092065d2423e/Plate+19.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Detail of canvas inserts used to fill holes in the original canvas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/de511be5-1a6a-4f76-9f10-f1bb45a11186/Hand+lining.JPG Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer The original linen canvas was reinforced by hand lining. The canvas is attached to a secondary fabric support, in this instance a synthetic fabric which is less responsive to environmental fluctuations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/8033e863-546b-4c2c-8caf-30d3c0b07790/Plate+20.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Losses to the paint layer were filled with a chalk putty. Despite the degradation of the canvas and paint layers the losses were fairly localised. Retouching was only undertaken on areas of complete loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/1a514569-2f82-4350-b1cb-85e4923eace7/Plate+21.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Royal Coat of Arms after treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/3e141bf6-b00f-4989-b2df-7caf7b3e095f/Plate+22.jpg Projects - Royal Coat of Arms, Anmer Reverse of the painting after treatment. To ensure the future stability of the painting it was attached to a stretcher following lining and conservation treatment. https://www.paintingsconservation.co.uk/work-1/portrait-of-lady-vivian monthly 0.5 2021-04-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/e22248da-ca49-46f5-8a28-cb3b45105371/Beale_2021_BT_unframed.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian Portrait of Lady Vivan, before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/4ac6b4f4-fa82-4d54-93b9-5f64bb3a9462/Beale_2021_BT_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian Detail of sitter's face before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/89285b59-80d6-4830-bb91-62148e3b0e8d/Beale_2021_BT_detail03.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian Detail showing build up of discoloured varnish in the texture of the brushwork, creating a mottled effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/b740d0a0-a052-41d2-aa0e-03b32ce9c9e3/Beale_2021_BT_detail05.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian The highlights of the dress which have been toned down through overpaint, flattening the effect of light falling on the fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/cfeb9cd0-024a-489d-84f5-62dfeee3d857/Beale_2021_DT_cleaning.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian During varnish removal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/be93c9cb-5cd2-4298-8e79-f11b472c6108/Beale_2021_DT_detail01.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian Sitter's face during varnish removal revealing the darkened touches of overpaint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/e75e2d45-4f2d-45db-9201-c98f7ea164d5/Beale_2021_DT_detail02.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian After cleaning, before retouching. It was not possible to safely remove all of the later areas of overpaint. These were addressed at the retouching stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/c1d0da6d-887e-40a4-b6e9-1bfe751500c0/Beale_2021_DT_before+retouching.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian After cleaning, before retouching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/e06412fb-b6df-415d-b791-6ad0272822ca/Beale_2021_AT.jpg Projects - Portrait of Lady Vivian Portrait of Lady Vivan, after treatment. https://www.paintingsconservation.co.uk/work-1/18th-century-pastoral-scene monthly 0.5 2021-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/66ca00d8-0066-441d-9d52-ea27a7d8f0d2/Cons_65601_2019_B.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene The panel which arrived to the studio in three sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/3eeb8d9d-f1c5-4022-b4e3-70264c5aac54/Cons_65601_2019_B_reverse.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene Reverse of the boards showing evidence of previous support systems including vertical battens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/b07355c9-cd46-4165-9bcd-2a2203fc0903/Cons_65601_2019_B_reverse_detail+of+woodworm+damage.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene Detail of the woodworm damage which had affected the edges of the boards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/73d31b2f-9275-4fe7-ab0e-31f740628c1c/Cons_65601_2019_D_detail01.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene Removal of dirt and old adhesive which had built up in the joins between each board. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/34f7304e-b665-4147-b45f-a4bfbe00d422/Cons_65601_2019_D_detail03.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene During removal of dirt and varnish layers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/54b9f582-0712-42c5-abf2-c039104d4ce3/Cons_65601_2019_D01.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene The boards being joined using a bridge to support the panel joins from above and below as the adhesive cures, ensuring a level join. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/8e41c1ce-3988-4a42-b526-95b3a47d7dd7/Cons_65601_2019_D.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene After cleaning, rejoining and filling, before retouching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/9db17248-5aec-480a-88c5-56e919e65b5c/Cons_65601_2019_A.jpg Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene After treatment, in the studio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/97878ab1-4bb4-464c-8100-fc696414fead/Panel+tray+fits%21.JPG Projects - 18th century Pastoral Scene Fitting the bespoke panel tray into the mantle above the fireplace, ensuring the painting is securely held with flexible battens helping to support the panel while allowing movement in response to environmental fluctuations. https://www.paintingsconservation.co.uk/work-1/christ-in-glory monthly 0.5 2021-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/c562cf70-9c19-4b12-adcf-351c4b2663b6/OLEM+BT.jpg Projects - Christ in Glory Christ in Glory, before treatment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/a00b92c0-ba8a-4cfb-872a-74d1e56e22dd/OLEM+scaffold+full.JPG Projects - Christ in Glory Scaffolding was built around the painting to ensure the entire surface could be accessed for treatment. The painting is covered by the top three tiers of scaffolding seen through the chancel arch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/c1ac08e1-181f-4f28-94c7-48245199d722/OLEM+detail+canvas.jpg Projects - Christ in Glory Raking light detail showing the complex canvas construction secured in place with adhesive and metal tacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/0da4a9b7-d029-4cc4-8205-d14c53e2455a/OLEM+detail02.jpg Projects - Christ in Glory Detail of Christ's face during cleaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/56dd655c-ba29-45a6-87b6-0d90833cecbd/OLEM+scaffold.jpg Projects - Christ in Glory Conservators working on the scaffold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60548e9355a9f72e1ffeeaef/1617797615510-7J54PLVEG4PP05Y0Y0IR/OLEM%2BAT.jpg Projects - Christ in Glory Christ in Glory, after treatment and with new lighting installed.