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Simon Gillespie Studio

Offley Works, 1 Pickle Mews,

London SW9 0FJ,

United Kingdom

+44 (0)20 7493 3900 info@simongillespie.com

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“The Chase” by John Nott Sartorius (1759–1828) is one of a set of four hunting scenes painted on thin metal plates, brought to the studio by a client who had newly acquired them. Formerly at Pitlour House in Fife, the paintings had

The Holy Family with Saint Catherine by Hans von Aachen is painted on an exceptionally thin sheet of copper. While copper preserves paint layers with jewel-like clarity, its flexibility often leads to flaking and loss. In this case, areas around Sain

“The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa” by Abraham Willemsens arrived in the studio in a fragile state, painted on a large copper panel so thin it had become warped and punctured over centuries of handling. The delicate metal support had suffered

This handsome hound called Coronation, painted in 1905 by Arthur Wardle, came to us with a tear in the canvas that needed careful repair.
Wardle (1860–1949) was a celebrated British painter best known for his depictions of animals, from terrie

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Simon, Léonie, Majo, Emily & Rita are accredited conservator-restorers (ACR), a professional qualification awarded by the Institute of Conservation (ICON), the UK’s professional body of conservators