Helen Draper

Independent researcher and paintings conservator

 

Leonard Street

London EC2A 4QS

helen[at]draperconservation.com

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Memberships (professional bodies)

ICON (Institute of Conservation).

Association of Art Historians.

Elected Brother of the Art Workers’ Guild.

Career summary

BA in history of art from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

MA Cons in the conservation of easel paintings from the University of Northumbria.

I am currently working on an interdisciplinary doctoral research degree at the Institute of Historical Research and the Courtauld Institute.

As a freelance paintings conservator, I work for a range of institutional and private clients, including the National Army Museum.

Areas of interest / research

I have been examining and researching portraits for more than 20 years. My particular interest is in Mary Beale (1633-1699) and her portrait studio, and the wider context of women, art production and patronage in Restoration London.

Details of books/publications relating to your work on British portraiture

‘Mary Beale and her ‘paynting room’ in London 1655 to 1699′ is the title of the thesis I plan to complete in 2011. I am currently preparing two articles related to my research.