Mary Ann Wife of Leonard Collman Oil Painting

We had this very high quality reproduction of an Alfred Stevens portrait, in oils on canvas, painted for one of our customers.

Unstretched canvases are typically supplied rolled up in a tube so, before framing it, we first had to stretch it around some stretcher bars. These have specially-designed tension wedges in the corners so that, over time, if the painting ever starts to sag, they can be adjusted in order to 'tighten up' the canvas, thereby maintaining its flat surface.

To achieve a period look, we chose a neo classical style moulding from our Traditional English Handmade Collection, painted black and gold to perfectly mirror the contrasting colours between the portrait's subject and background:

https://www.bramptonframing.com/english-handmade-frames/view_frame/1.75-Morland

Our customers were very happy!

As proud members of the Fine Art Trade Guild (FATG), the framing team here at Brampton Picture Framing has been stretching and framing oil paintings since 2006. Come and visit our Showroom in the historic market town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire to discuss framing ideas for your artwork.

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