Constable painting of Waterloo Bridge ‘transformed’ by conservation work

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National Trust puts artist’s largest work on display at Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire after removal of yellowed varnishLayers of yellowed varnish have been painstakingly removed from a John Constable painting of Waterloo Bridge to reveal new detail of the early 19th-century Thames skyline and a bright blue sky.The painting – the largest created by Constable – “has been dramatically transformed by the conservation treatment”, said Sarah Maisey, senior remedial conservator for paintings at the National Trust, which undertook the work. Continue reading...

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