How do you restore a painting that is over 12 feet tall and 9 feet wide? Over the last year, our Conservation and Scientific teams have been restoring one of our largest paintings, Anthony van Dyck's 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles I'. Watch along as Paul, one of our restorers, talks about cleaning the painting.

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We are grateful for the generous support of:
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund for the restoration of the painting
The Getty Foundation's Conserving Canvas initiative for the relining of the painting

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