Conservation Studio · Bench 4
A swab, and three centuries of varnish. Drag across the surface. Slowly.
Two Children of the Hartley Household
British school, c. 1798. Oil on canvas. Acquired 1961.
Conservator's note
Under the darkened varnish, between the two sitters, a third figure — a child, painted out at an unknown date, recovered during cleaning. The household record names two children.
Surface cleaned · 0%Paint loss · 0.0%