Frans Snyders and workshop, The boar hunt

The Art Gallery of New South Wales has recently acquired a large 17th century Flemish painting attributed to the workshop of Frans Snyders, titled The boar hunt, c1650s. The huge work and its frame are in a very fragile condition and unsuitable for display in the present state.  It is therefore a timely arrangement that the funds required to undertake the necessary conservation treatment have been secured from the bank BNP Paribas.

The painting is a gift by Charles Davies-Scourfield and makes a significant contribution to the collection of Flemish paintings at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

The conservation of the painting has two goals: firstly to stabilise the physical structure of the painting, and secondly to reveal the original painting with its true colour and paint texture. Although fragile and discoloured, the painting is in remarkably good condition for its age with little loss of original paint.

The conservation treatment of the painting and frame is expected to be completed by July 2007.  Progress reports of the conservation project as it progresses will be available on the following pages.
 

• The artist, Frans Snyders
  
• Inscription
• Canvas
• Condition
• Treatment:
• Stage 1: Removing surface dirt
• Stage 2: Removing painting from stretcher
• Stage 3: Attaching new canvas edges
• Stage 4: Pre-stretching canvas
• Stage 5: Varnish removal

 
 
Frans Snyders (Flanders, 1579-1657) and workshop The boar hunt c1650s.
Gift of Charles Davies-Scourfield 2005