The Library Files: Conserving a 19th-century Charcoal Portrait

Name: The Library Files: Conserving a 19th-century Charcoal Portrait
Uploaded: 2025-06-10T11:02:16.408Z
Duration: 2 min 21 s
Channel: Legacy Conservatory
Description: In this first episode of The Library Files, State Library Victoria conservator Katy Glen takes us through the process of conserving a badly damaged charcoal and pastel portrait. This beautiful work depicts William Montgomery, and is estimated to have been created in around 1886 by artist Arthur Wasse.

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In this first episode of The Library Files, State Library Victoria conservator Katy Glen takes us through the process of conserving a badly damaged charcoal and pastel portrait. This beautiful work depicts William Montgomery, and is estimated to have been created in around 1886 by artist Arthur Wasse.