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Letter from Eastlake to Mr John Bentley

18 Aug 1855

Title

Letter from Eastlake to Mr John Bentley

Date

18 Aug 1855

Archive reference number

NG6/2/268

Description

Re work to be undertaken on various pictures during the vacation. The chipping of pigment on NG29 and NG232 should to be attended to and instructions are given for cleaning other pictures with soft silk handkerchiefs and the employment of particular types of varnish. Bentley's opinion on the cracking in Wilkie's pictures is also requested

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