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Geraldine Krauthäuser: The Waterglass wall paintings of Daniel Maclise in the Royal Gallery, Palace of Westminster, London – Physical history, technology and proposals for conservation Back
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Abstract: The Battle of Trafalgar and the Battle of Waterloo provide the overarching historical context for the two monumental wall paintings executed by the Irish painter Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) between 1859-1865 in the waterglass technique known as Stereochromie. Both wall paintings form the basis for this inaugural study and presentation of this painting technique and the technological development of waterglass which emanated in Germany. A comparison of the original technique of both paintings reveals a significant variation in the application methodology employed by the artists, which contributed to their overall success or failure, in the early formative years of water-glass painting. The detailed study of the conservation history and investigations and analysis of past added materials show a treatment orientated approach aimed at improving their aesthethic appearance. The present legability of both murals is significantly affected by greying, darkening and glossy effects. These surface phenomena are the starting point for an assessment and discussion of the potential for surface cleaning to reduce the coatings on the basis of in situ testing on both paintings. In addition, a inventory was compiled of both extant and lost Stereochromie wall paintings in Germany, the UK, and elsewhere in the world; and is to date the most complete state of research on the geographic application of Stereochromie technique available.

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  • academic institution: Technische Hochschule Köln
  • kind of theses:  Masterarbeit
  • main Tutor:  Prof. Dipl.-Cons. Adrian Heritage MA
  • assistant Tutor:  Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Jägers
  • date:  2013
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