Why are paintings by Richard Wilson so difficult to restore?

September 2 2024

Video: The National Gallery, London

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Big cracks, apparently!

The National Gallery in London have just published this video regarding the recent conservation of a landscape by Richard Wilson. The film features curator Mary McMahon and Conservation Fellow Maria Carolina Peña-Mariño.

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