Cleaning 150-year-old varnish from a Frans Hals portrait | National Gallery

#AntiqueRestoration"Come behind the scenes in conservation with us as restorer Paul Ackroyd removes the aged, discoloured varnish from Frans Hals’ ‘Portrait of a Middle-Aged Woman with Hands Folded’.

00:00-00:40 Introduction
00:41-1:55 What story does this picture tell?
01:56-05:04 Conservation treatment
05:05-05:25 Outro"