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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JunkshopJim, post: 4491766, member: 76964&quot;]Hi there. I took one of the wooden planks off the back to have a look for clues when I first bought it a few months ago. There is an old newspaper behind the boards. I left it there as I thought it was an important part of the history of the whole thing. Are you saying that the paper is causing the damage?&nbsp; Also is there anything i need to do to treat the painting to prevent further damage? Thanks for the advice.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: I&#039;ve just looked into restoration. Apparently they float the paintings in a specialist water based solution. Not for the faint hearted! Apparently the gum Arabic binds the pigment to the paper and the solution sucks all the discolouration out. Although certain types of painting are sensitive to this type of treatment. Bit of a bum twitching moment.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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