Table 1 Nine selected paintings
No. | Title artist, year, dimensions no., SMK painting accession no. | Cross section (dark field) | Conservation treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | “The Opera Singer Christoffer Hvid”, Bendz, W. 1825–27, 38.5 × 31 KMS3262 |
| Previous conservation: 1913 glue–paste lined and new stretcher; 1964 wax–resin lined. Glue–paste residue and traces of paper are probably from the glue–paste lining from 1913 |
2 | “The Artist’s Sisters Signe and Henriette Reading a Book”, Constantin Hansen, C.C., 1826, 65.5 × 56.0, KMS3004 |
| Restored (method unknown) 1910, cleaned and “steamed” 1944, wax–resin lined 1963 |
3 | “The Vesta Temple in Rome”, Constantin Hansen, C.C. 1837, 75.5 × 100.0, KMS1072 |
| Wax–resin lined in 1963. This painting was painted in Italy |
4 | “A View from the Château of Meudon”, Eckersberg, C.W. 1813, 55.5 × 71.0 KMS1623 |
| The painting was glue–paste lined in 1899 and wax–resin lined twice in the 1960s due to severe cracking. The red ground layer has poor adhesion to the canvas |
5 | “A Russian Fleet at Anchor near Elsinore”, Eckersberg, C.W. 1826, 31.5 × 59.0 KMS1671 |
| 1901: new stretcher; 1912 cleaned; 1964 wax–resin lined (no previous lining) |
6 | “The Russian Ship of the Line “Asow” and a Frigate at Anchor in the Roads of Elsinore”, Eckersberg, C.W. 1828, 63.0 × 51.0 KMS608 |
| 1906: yellow varnish possibly removed. Wax–resin lined 1963, no previous lining, good condition |
7 | “Nude Figure Sitting Boy” Købke, C.S. 1833, 58.3 × 48.7 KMS6177 |
| The painting was wax–resin lined in the 1960s, but the detailed written report disappeared from the conservation archive |
8 | “Portrait of the Decorative Artist G.C. Hilker”, Købke, C.S. 1837, 65.0 × 54.5 KMS1081 |
| The painting was wax–resin lined 1963/64 and had no previous lining. There is an extensive crack pattern in the painting surface |
9 | “A Croft at Lodskov near Vognserup Manor, Zealand”, Lundbye, J. Th. 1847, 71.0 × 93.0, KMS1644 |
| 1963: wax–resin lined |
