François Hubert Drouais (1727-1775): Portrait of a Young Lady   

oil on canvas, oval 70.5  x  58.5 cm

 

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The painting prior to conservation. Taken in raking light, the photograph documents the buckled surface of the canvas as the damaged folding edges no longer attach the canvas to the stretcher.

   

Detail showing areas of cleaning tests.

 
 

Detail of the hand and basket showing areas of paint loss  in the process of  filling.

   

The painting following treatment.

 

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