Art Restoration of Rosa Bonheur’s 'The Horse Fair' | National Gallery

Conservator Hayley Tomlinson takes us behind the scenes in Conservation to discuss the cleaning of Rosa Bonheur’s ‘The Horse Fair’.
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[@spiritmuse]

It's amazing to see just how much difference the discolouration of the varnish makes. And how much care is taken to remove it without damaging the paint underneath. A job that requires expertise as well as lots of patience, to be sure!

[@rk100364]

Ive watched several of your restoration vids, and this was my favorite so far, with all the close ups of the cleaning and the explanation of the process. It always makes me wonder, do you all know how long your restorations should last?

[@santiagofernandez880]

incredible job. The painting looks stunning.

[@dreaminadream3751]

Thank you!! This is really helpful for an art conservation student, and for people to understand how important this process is for any painting. I'm looking forward for more interesting videos!

[@張海鷗-t2t]

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[@worldgeektube]

Marvellous to see a little of the long and careful process needed to bring back the real painting.

[@TheGranti7a]

A much smaller canvas than I had thought! 😮 Nevertheless, a powerful painting!! Thank-you for posting about it!

[@rk100364]

I saw in another vid that this is a smaller version of a larger original that hangs at the Met in NYC

[@christianfrommuslim]

Beautiful job reviving a powerful painting.

[@alan8943]

Would the finished painting be revarnished?

[@joaomirandaartista]

yeh this is a hard work @@

[@giovanacrepaldi5392]

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[@horaciomillan4181]

Astonishing! I always admired the work,of conservators and restaurs, it's great that you help us all tomunderstand works of art better. Thank you!

[@splodge5714]

I saw this painting in the National Gallery recently and it looks wonderful. The colours, light and textures are amazing, she was a great artist. Thank you for all your hard work to bring the picture back to life.

[@張海鷗-t2t]

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[@splodge5714]

張海鷗 cheers!

[@matthewedwards3550]

Well done!!! BRAVA BRAVA BRAVA!!!

[@giovanacrepaldi5392]

Yqto vale este quadro

[@adrianolombardo9622]

marvellous

[@RavenMustang]

Wow!

[@asmith9655]

Very interesting! I'm not sure if I missed this, but I'm curious how long it takes to complete from start to finish.

[@roygardiner2229]

That was a really interesting, informative presentation.Thank you, and keep up the very worthwhile work.

[@張海鷗-t2t]

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[@sintes88]

Shouldn't the conservator use gloves just in case of an accidental paint grazing by a nail?

[@張海鷗-t2t]

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[@RocLobo358]

No. Gloves will make you less sensitive. The paint isn't so delicate that it can't stand a single human touch