The Courtship

Title: The Courtship Size: 45 x 63 1/16" Location: South wall Ground: Gray Paint Film:    The picture is thinly painted with lean vehicular oil Adhesive: Probably white lead

The Courtship

Defects:

The upper left corner has detached. There is torn, damaged fabric with paint loss at the lower left. There is also detachment between the fabric and wall at bottom center. Blue paint is slightly water soluble. Red paint appears to be soluble as well. The surface is covered with grime

Recommendations for Treatment

• Remove the grime layer with a mild chelating agent rinsed with distilled water. Seal soluble paints
• Consolidate around areas of loss in the paint film
• Repair damages in the linen support
• Re-attach separations at the edges and corners using an appropriate adhesive.
• Fill areas of loss
• Inpaint as needed
• Apply protective surface coating.