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Treatment; 26 Jul 2004; Separate print from text. Remove debris and adhesive. Surface clean. Repair. Mount with text under print. Stamp.; Western Art on Paper

Reason: Storage
Description: Surface cleaned margins and verso of both sheets with Staedtler plastic eraser crumbs and soft Japanese brush. Sheets separated using a strip of damp capillary matting and Gore-Tex locally. Adhesive released easily, and removed with cotton wool swabs dampened with warm water. Text sheet relaxed and immersed in warm and cold water. Lot of discolouration washed out. Air dried. Tears supported with Japanese tissue and wheat starch adhesive. Both sheets humidified over capillary matting and Gore-Tex in a chamber. Pressed between felts under glass.
Details: Treatment

Title: I Casp Lavater, Felix Hess und Heinrich Fuessli bey Spalding zu Barth in Schwedisch Pommern im Jahr |
Museum number: 2003,0531.14 |
Producer name: Print made by:Eberhard Siegfried HenneAfter:Henry Fuseli |
Production date: 1810 |
Production place: Published in:Berlin (city)