Taking a radiograph of the National Gallery's pictures
Taking a radiograph of one of the National Gallery's pictures. The X-ray tube is behind the picture - the protected wire cage can just be seen - and the plate-holder is on the stand in front. Above the picture is the fluorescent screen used for viewing. An exhibition of the gallery's cleaning processes took place in 1947, to give full transparency to their methods
Picture No
14152810
Media ID
48877860
Size
453px x 600px
(4.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd. / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News', 4 October 1947, page 388
Date
1947
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