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CONSERVING A PAINTING ON A WOODEN PANEL

Details from George Stubbs’ “Firetail” with his trainer by the rubbingdown house at Newmarket Heath (1773)


Detail of the artist’s signature “Geo. Stubbs pinxit 1773”, bottom right of painting.

Detail of top edge prior to cleaning showing retouchings and splitting of panel edge.
Detail of same top edge (left) during cleaning.

Detail of top left corner after cleaning showing discoloured retouchings and old losses to paint.
Detail of right-hand edge showing discoloured retouchings and old losses. Note the thin whitish priming on the very edge.

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