A painting conservationist trained in Britain restored Richard B. Ogle’s lost 1919 oil painting of Edward Heron-Allen in 2026. EH-A did not commission the painting, but the Ogle was allowed to paint his portrait. Heron-Allen despised the painting and also the bizarre 1918 painting of Itha Heron-Allen, his daughter. Ogle placed the painting in a Royal Academy exhibition in 1920. Heron-Allen was furious that the painter did not ask for his permission to show it. In 2025, a couple purchased a house in London and found the painting hanging on the wall. The new owners were told the home’s seller was a solicitor who lived near Ogle, and that the painting had hung in Ogle’s home. When Ogle died in 1976, the solicitor took possession of the painting.

The painting was in good condition but had yellowed from a polyurethane lacquer. The canvas was lax and cavitated, causing excessive crackling of the painted surface. It had minor chips, scratches to the painting, and a canvas perforation near the
right wrist of the black jacket.

Many thanks to Jennifer Bullock, Conservation Labs, LLC; 125 Silver Lake Circle, Columbia, SC 28212; +1 (541) 954-2634.