'Framing is presentation, not covering.'

June 1 2012

Image of 'Framing is presentation, not covering.'

 

Following  my post of the 18th Century miniaturist William Wood's hanging instructions, a reader sends in this note on the back of a painting by John Bratby. The last line is particularly noteworthy - how often have I found pictures shrunken by an over-generous frame rebate. 

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