“Having given Andrew a portrait of my father that had resided in an attic for 40 years, I was extremely happy with the results of Andrew’s sensitive cleaning and restoration.”

Stephen Lyttleton

"The panel painting looks superb!"

Simon Jenkins


ARH Conservation

London

Detail of dirt and varnish layers successively removed from an 18th century seascape.

 

19th century Italian painting before treatment

…after cleaning, overpaint removal and filling

… during retouching

… after retouching and final varnishing

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Split wooden panel painting before conservation treatment.

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Panel painting during structural treatment

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Panel painting after full conservation.

19th century torn portrait before conservation.

19th century torn portrait before conservation.

19th century portrait during a two stage cleaning process.

19th century portrait during a two stage cleaning process.

19th century painting after full conservation.

19th century painting after full conservation.