Restoring Mr Croxton of Ravenscroft Part 1 assessing and prep work

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Here is part 1 of the art restoration of Mr Croxton of Ravenscroft. In this episode we begin to assess the painting and put him under UV light. We remove him from the stretcher and prepare the painting for relining! We also do a little bit of digging to see if we can find out more about who he may be...

0:00 - Introduction
0:39 - Assessing the painting
1:39 Removing from the frame
3:06 Assessing the tacking edge
4:25 UV inspection of painting
5:35 Testing Varnish Removal
8:56 Public Service announcment
10:24 Removing tacks
11:49 Cleaning rear of canvas
13:44 Removing glue and wood debris
16:30 Applying heat and Humidity
17:37 Mr Croxton History research
18:59 Summary of treatments so far
10:48 Outro credits of sponsors

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