Rosalind Whitehouse
Profile of Rosalind Whitehouse
Consolidation of flaking paint
Removal of grime, varnish, overpaint
East Anglia, United Kingdom
Studio of Rosalind Whitehouse,
Accredited Paintings Conservator - Restorer
Conservation and restoration of European oil paintings from 1500 to the present day, offering in addition a specialist knowledge and experience of the work of many twentieth century painters.
Recent projects 4
Early C18th Family Portrait
This picture had suffered much wearing of the surface during its long life, which had included at least two restorations. In the most recent one, an interesting detail in the background of a ship crashing upon rocks had been completely overpainted.
There was enough detail left to make reconstruction of small missing areas possible, thus restoring the legibility of the image – and telling us more of the life of a seagoing man.
The painting as it was received
Uncovering the ship during cleaning.
After restoration
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