Hand-book for the preservation of pictures; containing practical instructions for cleaning, lining, repairing, and restoring oil paintings, with remarks on the distribution of works of art in houses and galleries, their care and preservation
A practical manual by Henry Mogford on cleaning, lining, repairing and hanging oil paintings, published in London by the colourmen Winsor and Newton in 1876 for collectors, restorers and picture owners. Wood engravings show trade goods and tools: labelled brushes and pencils, fitted colour boxes with tube compartments, palettes and easels \u2014 stock artist-supply motifs for catalogues and shop graphics.
