American Embassy
Paris
Portrait of George Washington, after Gilbert Stuart
In 2010, the restoration of this large portrait was carried out by Cecile Charpentier et Guillaume Bénard-Tertrais in a space specially set aside in the atrium of the American Embassy in Paris.
The worksite in the atrium
Alterations of the paint layer
Face, before and after restoration.
Indentation on the foot, before and after restoration.
1. Restoration of the rip in the canvas on the foot.
2. Canvas inlay from the reverse.
1 and 2. Filling in the lacuna.