De la conservation et de la restauration des tableaux

Abstract

First edition. “Noteworthy is the author’s gallant and forceful plea for cleaning pictures at the Louvre. It remained unheeded for a century. He fulminates against the charlatanism and secrecy. His chapters on woodwork, lining, transfer, etc. are as sound as could be expected, given the limited knowledge of his time.” - Ruhemann/Plesters, p. 389. For Ruhemann this was clearly an important work; he makes no less than six references to or quotations from it. (Charles Wood, Cat. 160)