St Paul's Cathedral was built in the 17th century and designed by Sir Christopher Wren. While working on the Tijou Screen at Hampton Court Palace I was asked to carry out a paint analysis of the wrought-iron gates...
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Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis
Some Tips on Commissioning Paint Analysis by Patrick Baty Papers and Paints can be found here View Larger...
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Hampton Court Palace
I have worked on many projects at Hampton Court Palace over the last twenty years. The recent recreation of a Tudor garden inspired by King Henry VIII’s Privy garden was one of the most colourful. He was...
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From the Scaffold to the Microscope: my Internship with Patrick Baty
Greetings! My name is Kirsten Travers and I recently had the pleasure of working with Patrick as an intern for the past four weeks. Like all good things, my internship has come to an end. But before I return to the...
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Hampton Court Palace – A Tudor Garden
I researched the colours for King Henry VIII's Royal Beasts Introduction A new garden has been created at Hampton Court Palace to commemorate the 500th anniversary of King Henry VIII’s accession to the throne in...
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The King’s Beasts
Background Many passers-by have wondered why we recently had a collection of brightly-painted mythical creatures in the window of Papers and Paints, my paint shop in Chelsea. The reason (inevitably) is...
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