Cleaning 150-year-old varnish from a Frans Hals portrait | National Gallery

Come behind the scenes in conservation with us as restorer Paul Ackroyd removes the aged, discoloured varnish from Frans Hals’ ‘Portrait of a Middle-Aged Woman with Hands Folded’. 🎨 Find out more about the painting: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/frans-hals-portrait-of-a-middle-aged-woman-with-hands-folded 🎨 Find out more about the artist: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/frans-hals 00:00-00:40 Introduction 00:41-1:55 What story does this picture tell? 01:56-05:04 Conservation treatment 05:05-05:25 Outro 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Facebook ⭐️ https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Twitter ⭐️ https://twitter.com/NationalGallery ⭐️ Instagram ⭐️ https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok ⭐️ https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon? Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10.00 am - 6.00 pm and on Fridays between 10.00 am - 9.00 pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk