456 Brewer
Figure 8a–e
Ambrosius Francken I, The Judgment of
Zaleucus,late sixteenth century. Oil on
oakpanel, 1795 32165 3 20 mm thick.
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (inv. 781);
HKI treatment no. 137. A large panel of origi-
nal thickness, damaged by attached (non-
original) metal battens, which restrained
wood movement: (a) front, faced, before treat-
ment; (b) back before treatment; (c) detail of
back, showing metal batten and one split;
(d) temporary reinforcement of metal frame
and honeycomb-core panel, to decrease twist;
(e) in one corner, an adjustable leveler bears
on a flexible wooden batten, against which
the panel was laid.
abcd
e