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Is it necessary to varnish oil paintings?
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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British Navy Fleet off Dover - Large 18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape
By Dominic Serres
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The British Fleet with a Vice-Admiral of the Red off Dover’ by Dominic Serres R.A. (1722-1793).
French-born Dominic Serres didn’t just paint the drama of a life on the ocean wave, ...
Category
Late 18th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
News of the War - Large 19th Century Oil Painting Royal Academy Exhibition 1849
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904).
The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post office as they...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Daisy Crown - French Belle Epoque Oil Painting Portrait of Paris Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘La Couronne de Marguerite’ by Édouard-Louis-Lucien Cabane (1857-1942).
The painting – which depicts a young French beauty wearing a crown of daisies – is signed by the artist and ...
Category
1910s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Guinevere - 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of King Arthur's Queen
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915). The painting – which depicts an English mediaeval portrait of Queen Guinevere at Amesbury Priory contemplating her lo...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Belle Epoque Beauty - 19th Century Oil Painting French Flower Girl Portrait
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Young Beauty holding a Red Rose’ by Étienne Adolphe Piot (1831-1910). The painting is signed by the artist and hangs in a fine quality gold metal leaf frame.
Academy Fine Paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vale of the Conwy, Snowdonia - 19th Century Oil Painting Large Landscape N Wales
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Vale of the Conwy’ by Samuel Lines (1778-1863). The painting – which depicts a single female figure in Welsh dress walking with a goat in an extensive mountain landscape – is signed...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
