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Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Who’s counting?

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

5/9/2024

CAMConservation, paintings conservation, Sir Joshua Reynolds, British catalog project, John Steuart Curry

Boy with Grapes, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), is the 45th painting examined in the paintings conservation lab over the last eighteen months, for the British catalog project.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Another British Invasion!

by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator

2/16/2023

CAMConservation, paintings conservation, Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrait, British catalog project, European Paintings

These three portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, 1723–1792) have come out of storage and into the conservation lab for the museum’s British catalog project . They are due to be examined, and perhaps treated, before heading to our photography department for high resolution imaging.

Behind the Scenes in Conservation: Meet Dr. Johnson

by Conservation

6/10/2021

William Doughty, Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, paper conservation, mezzotint

Early this year the museum was given this portrait of the 17th century English writer Dr. Samuel Johnson.