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<p>[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 9425673, member: 60629"]I finally found time to clean, reframe, and reglaze an 1876 antique watercolor of a castle by Richard P Leitch. In the process I used archival grade buffered off-white matboard, 70% UV protective anti-glare glass (92% was incredibly expensive), and a salvaged vintage frame. I dry cleaned the surface with eraser crumbs and removed some old acidic matboard from the verso.</p><p><br /></p><p>For years Leitch painted fantastic watercolor landscapes for a variety of clients, including Queen Victoria. He painted this picture later in life. If anyone has any thoughts on the location/ specific castle, please let me know!</p><p><br /></p><p>The watercolor arrived from the auction house in a 1970s-era frame with a moisture-damaged acidic backer and matboard.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm floored by the improvement in clarity, color, etc. Incredible that this watercolor dates to 1876! 24-1/2" x 19-1/2" sight size</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/04ZqmWZ.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CWDYGKC.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/KNNRmdD.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Before:</p><p>Please see original "British Invasion 1/2" thread for some before photos: <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-british-invasion-19th-century-art-1-2.72452/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-british-invasion-19th-century-art-1-2.72452/">The British Invasion- 19th Century Art (1/2) | Antiques Board (antiquers.com)</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 9425673, member: 60629"]I finally found time to clean, reframe, and reglaze an 1876 antique watercolor of a castle by Richard P Leitch. In the process I used archival grade buffered off-white matboard, 70% UV protective anti-glare glass (92% was incredibly expensive), and a salvaged vintage frame. I dry cleaned the surface with eraser crumbs and removed some old acidic matboard from the verso. For years Leitch painted fantastic watercolor landscapes for a variety of clients, including Queen Victoria. He painted this picture later in life. If anyone has any thoughts on the location/ specific castle, please let me know! The watercolor arrived from the auction house in a 1970s-era frame with a moisture-damaged acidic backer and matboard. I'm floored by the improvement in clarity, color, etc. Incredible that this watercolor dates to 1876! 24-1/2" x 19-1/2" sight size [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/04ZqmWZ.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/CWDYGKC.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/KNNRmdD.jpeg[/IMG] Before: Please see original "British Invasion 1/2" thread for some before photos: [URL='https://www.antiquers.com/threads/the-british-invasion-19th-century-art-1-2.72452/']The British Invasion- 19th Century Art (1/2) | Antiques Board (antiquers.com)[/URL][/QUOTE]
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