Conservation | Sir John Soane's Museum

Applications open for new artist residencies in Sir John Soane's historic Drawing Office

We are inviting creatives to take part in Artist at Soane, a special new residency for artists, architects and designers to mark the restoration of Soane’s unique Drawing Office.

Conserving two Clerisseau frames

Jane Wilkinson talks about her work conserving the frames of works by Charles-Louis Clérisseau.

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Conserving two portraits in the South Drawing Room

Two large portraits of Sir John Soane and his two sons, John and George, have recently returned to the South Drawing Room after months of painstaking conservation work.

The Reynolds Frame back in the Library-Dining Room

After months of painstaking work by our conservation team, Sir Joshua Reynolds' The Snake in the Grass has been reinstalled in the Museum in its conserved frame. We share some pictures of the reveal.

Conserving the Reynolds Frame: Conservation underway

Following the success of the campaign to #SaveTheFrame, we’ve removed The Snake in the Grass from the walls of the Museum in order for conservation to begin.

Conserving the Reynolds Frame: Tracing and stripping the inscription

During the conservation of the frame of The Snake in the Grass, our conservators removed the frame's inscription. Head of Conservation Jane Wilkinson explains this stage of the project.

Conserving the Reynolds Frame: A second layer of gilding discovered

Our conservators have made a series of exciting discoveries during the first phases of conservation.

Conserving the Reynolds Frame: Final stages

As we near the candlelit unveiling of the frame of The Snake in the Grass, Head of Conservation Jane Wilkinson discusses the final stages of the conservation project: gilding and toning.

Conserving the frame of Soane's portrait

The magnificent portrait of Sir John Soane painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence has been rehung in its original, newly-restored frame. We caught up with Jane Wilkinson, Head of Conservation, to get an insight into the laborious process of conserving a 19th-century frame.

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