Author Topic: Possible to date a portrait painting? Rowlands grandfather, Dinas Mawddwy.  (Read 1810 times)

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Re: Possible to date a portrait painting? Rowlands grandfather, Dinas Mawddwy.
« Reply #9 on: Friday 19 October 18 16:30 BST (UK) »
I could be that thick mount/backing board -I've  forgotten what it's called. It's composed of a soft matted compressed card material sandwiched between two thinner sheets of brown thin card  :-\

It's not MDF - pre that!
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Re: Possible to date a portrait painting? Rowlands grandfather, Dinas Mawddwy.
« Reply #10 on: Friday 19 October 18 17:02 BST (UK) »
I could be that thick mount/backing board -I've  forgotten what it's called. It's composed of a soft matted compressed card material sandwiched between two thinner sheets of brown thin card  :-\

It's not MDF - pre that!

I really don't think you Gadget  ;D ;D I know the type of compressed card that you are describing, I have a few enlarged and over-sketched images on that kind of card.

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Re: Possible to date a portrait painting? Rowlands grandfather, Dinas Mawddwy.
« Reply #11 on: Friday 19 October 18 17:36 BST (UK) »
 ;D ;D ;D

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