Panorama of Jan Blickland “View of Moscow from the Vorobiovy gory”: in the conserving of a single artwork

The material tells about the conservation of a large-format graphic work “View of Moscow from The Vorobiovy Gory” (1707-1708), consisting of eleven sheets. Jan Blickland, creator, is one of the significant representatives of Peter’s engraving. While the panorama was being created, author`s activity was concentrated around the Kremlin Armory. The sheets form a panorama of the city, crowned with a baroque cartouche with clouds and allegorical compositions. The goal of the article is to show the process of preparation of the panorama for exposure. The work came into Laboratory with traces of storage in the album and numerous inscriptions from both sides of the hand sheets. The general unsatisfactory condition was characterized by heavy pollution, irregular discoloration and destruction of the paper. The further more advanced estimation of the technical condition of the engravings indicated the need for restoration activities. The main stages of restoration in the article are described with an emphasis on important technological processes, for example, discoloration removal and strengthening of the paper. All parts of the panorama are independent graphic works, while paying special attention to the previous way of sheet storage and their unified artistic “assignment”. After reaching the visual unity of all parts of the panorama the exposure became possible. All the sheets are prepared for mounting and placed in the safe storage.