The Reverence Samuel Parr L.L.D
c. 1811
Machine printed on wove handmade paper
343x504x53 (WHD)
Before 
Some foxing on the verso
CONDITION
This dashing man was the Rev. Samuel Parr, and is dated 1811. The media is machine printed, so not at risk from washing. The paper is a very nice wove handmade paper – at the time of the print, paper making machines were in use, but were still not making the majority of paper, this was still handmade. You can see from both sides that it is quite discolored and has a lot of reddish spots, known as foxing (this is believed to be iron content within the paper that rusts and bleeds out to the surface).
TREATMENT
Humidifyed and ready for the bath 
The Rev having a bath
- Surface cleaning using a chemical sponge.
- Humidification using a water spray as photographed
- Washed in a bath of tap water for approximately 20 minutes.
- Left to dry somewhat on a drying rack.
- Pressed recto up on a blotter under a weight, allowing any excess dirt to be drawn out through the verso onto the blotter – very clever!
Before 
After