Cleaning a 17th Century oil painting

Cleaning a 17th Century oil painting - The Doctor Part 2 -

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Welcome to part 2 of restoring The Doctor a 17th Century portrait attributed to John Riley 1646 - 1691. This painting is from a private client and is in for a clean. This episode we delve into the history of John Riley and his studio practice and the portrait reveals a number of secrets during cleaning.
0:00 - Introduction
0:51 - Cleaning background and hand
3:04 - Message from James
4:10 - Portrait Studio system
5:02 - History of John Riley
7:41 - John Closterman style
9:41 - Cleaning draperies
9:57 - Overpaint removal
11:10 - Surprise find on painting
12:24 - Extender piece
13:43 - Summary
14:23 - In conclusion
15:24 Credits
Books The Restless Republic www.waterstones.com/book/the-...
The Regency revolution www.waterstones.com/book/the-...
The Last Royal Rebel
www.waterstones.com/book/the-...
Equipment
Iphone 14pro
Yeti Blue Mic
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We have completed painting restoration work on behalf of Christies London, National Gallery Ireland, the NHS, local authorities, schools, churches and historic houses. We have also worked on paintings by Sir Terry Frost, Ambrose McAvoy, Mary Fedden, Kyffin Williams, Robert Lenkowiez, Helen Bradley, L.S Lowry, RR Reinagle, J.Hoppner, W.Sant and many more. James Bloomfield is an accredited Art Restorer and Artist and has worked on 1000's of oil paintings. He was selected for the prestigious John Moores painting prize in 2012. He lives and works in Manchester England.

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@christineingram55 8 ай бұрын

Wow,what secrets this one is throwing up.I have never heard of a painting being extended like that before.Very odd.But the gown is indeed beautifully painted,and there’s a lot of detail in it too.I do however think these old artists would put a lot more folds and creases in than would be there to give the painting more interest ..But the further you get into it,it’s obvious is a very good painting .i also like the way you go into the history of the artist too..Thank you 🥰

@KarlBunker 8 ай бұрын

I am going to immediately start using "odd's fish!" as an exclamation.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

It’s a great saying hope you have !! I might try too !!! 😂😂

@lornaperryman489 8 ай бұрын

I really enjoy the historical comments. You may along with work on the painting.You do a fantastic job

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@rachaelhaumann397 6 ай бұрын

I enjoy the history lessons!

@matthewhiggins2699 8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that you discuss the artist and his technique in great detail. The other restorer guy on KZfaq (we all know who he is) barely mentions this, as he's too busy blowing his own trumpet or promoting his sponsor du jour.

@JovemEverton 8 ай бұрын

Not to diminish his work, but he loves so much to talk about how experienced he is and how it takes centuries to master the art of scraping (which involves fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder, torso, hips...)

@MrLutens 7 ай бұрын

the cutest restorer ever!! 😄

@SarahBoyd002 8 ай бұрын

Nice history montage

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you , I enjoy putting these together

@jugheadjones5458 8 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this a lot. Looking forward to the next installment!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nicki2947 8 ай бұрын

When you underlined the book for the first time I didn’t realise you had acetate so I nearly had a heart attack! 😂

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Ha !! Yes thought that might happen , would never do that to a book like this !! Sacrilege!!

@lynnedelacy2841 4 ай бұрын

That extra strip of canvas has some very bright colours - interesting to think where it came from - perhaps a rejected portrait !

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 4 ай бұрын

Maybe or just cut off another they had lying around , i think they were a lot less precious in those days, read a recent story where there was a fire in a great house and to save the paintings they just cut them out of the frames ! makes sense if its an absoute inferno!

@missmurrydesign7115 8 ай бұрын

A treat...

@Stephen_Lafferty 8 ай бұрын

15:13 - "It's grim up North!" - a really interesting reveal of the history of the painting. Thank you for this documentary!

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Thank you !! Grim is my favourite description on days like these …

@TealCheetah 8 ай бұрын

Hands are such a hard thing to paint/draw! That extra piece of painted canvas is a wild find

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

It is and such a vibrant strip of colour !!

@ChrisRubeo 8 ай бұрын

Nice work!

@MsCgordo 8 ай бұрын

Paused to read the sections you were underlining. Johnny reported to have “married a worthless girl” who robbed him. 😂 The Regency book you recommend is fascinating btw.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Yes Im coming to that my favourite comment 😬🥲!!

@mentatphilosopher 8 ай бұрын

Book titles on the spine is a relatively modern development. Books would be shelved spines inward horizontally or vertically. Books were labeled either by writing on the book block itself or by an attached labels to the top or side to identify them on the shelf.

@fredygump5578 8 ай бұрын

It almost looks like they were trying to change the composition. It looks like they rotated it slightly as well as extending the top. I'm wondering how much they cut off on the other sides!

@nikkia9506 8 ай бұрын

Aside from the composition problems with the floating hand, I'm wondering if the sitter could've had a slightly short thumb, and that's why the artists have been having trouble since it was painted, such as overpainting to correct it. I'm not sure about the conventions concerning depicting things like that, but his portrait of King Charles was certainly honest.

@Artie1460 8 ай бұрын

That was going through my mind. ‘Warts and all’ as Oliver Cromwell said.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

I like this theory and it is something my client and myself are leaning towards ..Riley was very warts and all especially with his portrait of the king !!

@emsee8432 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see that the underlining is on a sheet of Mylar.

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Of course! wouldn't dare to put pen to this fabulous book!

@DesignBeau 8 ай бұрын

Just watched my first video I love what you do and the historical content is great really informative can tell you love what you do ! Subscribed 🎉 keep up the good work !

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! thank you ! Your videos look great too very professional! We have a mutual contact @ Salford Museum and Art Gallery ! who told me about your channel!!

@DesignBeau 8 ай бұрын

@@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration thank you ! That’s so kind of you to say our niche is different but both creative souls ! Ah yes the wonderful Jane ! My number one fan and life inspiration! She a wonderful mum ! And my marketing department it seems ha !! I look forward to watching more of your amazing restorations !

@Artie1460 8 ай бұрын

I was wondering perhaps because he was a doctor he might have sustained a thumb injury during a medical procedure, no gloves and crude instruments. He might have been left handed. The imagination knows no bounds. Maybe the hippocratic reference implies his dedication to his patient. Well it is a suggestion(?)

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

I love this theory and it is something that myself and my client have discussed this week , especially as John Riley was warts and all in his depictions ..

@lynnedelacy2841 8 ай бұрын

Adding that strip surely would have been more work than just getting a stretcher to fit - very odd

@stephanieparker1250 Ай бұрын

Hands are difficult to draw and paint, in my experience. I was thinking maybe the doctor was holding something originally and a decision was made to change that.. ?

@QueenCityHistory 8 ай бұрын

My guess is it was extended to fit a certain frame at one time.

@sherrillsturm7240 8 ай бұрын

It makes you wonder how such a high-status painting fell into these harsh circumstances. What went wrong?

@QueenCityHistory 8 ай бұрын

@@sherrillsturm7240 styles change and people who knew them die off and they just become a more and more distant relative and things are put away and forgotten.. and some people sadly don’t care about their ancestry. I bought two framed charcoal portraits of a man’s great grandparents from 1902.. he sold them to me for $20 for both. I said are you sure you want to sell them? He replied why do I want those creepy things for?

@Bloomfield_Art_Restoration 8 ай бұрын

It’s funny a lot of my clients bring in paintings of ancestors that used to scare them as a child , because they were creepy or foreboding!! Thankfully as they get older their opinions change ..

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