Cleaning a 17th Century oil painting - The Doctor Part 2 - #paintingrestoration
Nov 19, 2023 BLOOMFIELD ART | FINE ART RESTORATION | FRAMING
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Welcome to part 2 of restoring The Doctor a 17th Century portrait attributed to John Riley 1646 - 1691. This painting is from a private client and is in for a clean. This episode we delve into the history of John Riley and his studio practice and the portrait reveals a number of secrets during cleaning.
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Cleaning background and hand
3:04 - Message from James
4:10 - Portrait Studio system
5:02 - History of John Riley
7:41 - John Closterman style
9:41 - Cleaning draperies
9:57 - Overpaint removal
11:10 - Surprise find on painting
12:24 - Extender piece
13:43 - Summary
14:23 - In conclusion
15:24 Credits
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We have completed painting restoration work on behalf of Christies London, National Gallery Ireland, the NHS, local authorities, schools, churches and historic houses. We have also worked on paintings by Sir Terry Frost, Ambrose McAvoy, Mary Fedden, Kyffin Williams, Robert Lenkowiez, Helen Bradley, L.S Lowry, RR Reinagle, J.Hoppner, W.Sant and many more. James Bloomfield is an accredited Art Restorer and Artist and has worked on 1000's of oil paintings. He was selected for the prestigious John Moores painting prize in 2012. He lives and works in Manchester