With a painting as large as Anthony van Dyck's 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles I', it was always going to take more than one person to help restore it. Thanks to the Getty Foundation’s Conserving Canvas initiative, we've had help from a team of experts from museums around the world. Watch how they got on with relining a painting that is over 12 feet tall and 9 feet wide. Find out more about the process here: https://bit.ly/2LxvHj9

We are grateful for the generous support of:
TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund for the restoration of the painting
The Getty Foundation's Conserving Canvas initiative for the relining of the painting

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