Restoring a almost 300 years old portrait of King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm I,

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Friedrich Wilhelm I, born August 14, 1688, in Berlin, died May 31, 1740, Potsdam, Prussia.

Oil on Canvas , 24″ X 36″,

Painting is being lined by BIVA 371 using temperature/vacuum table,

cleaning with organic solvents and scalpel, applications of in-painting techniques, leveling of the surfaces.

Conserved with non organic varnish