▁art ▁profession als , ▁including ▁conserv ator - rest or ers , ▁art ▁deal ers , ▁pain ters , ▁and ▁con no isse urs . ▁Prom inent ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁they ▁were ▁especially ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁adv ances ▁in ▁art ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Care l ▁de ▁Wild ▁Care l ▁de ▁Wild ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁to ▁An gen ita ▁M ert ina ▁Vis ser ▁de ▁Wild ▁of ▁K essel , ▁Lim burg . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁arts ▁early , ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art , ▁The ▁H ague ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 . ▁Though ▁he ▁was ▁initially ▁trained ▁in ▁painting , ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ' s ▁top ▁rest orer ▁Wille m ▁Anth on ij ▁Hop man ▁necess itated ▁a ▁successor , ▁and ▁art ▁histor ians ▁Abraham ▁B red ius ▁and ▁Hof st ede ▁de ▁G root ▁nominated ▁Care l ▁for ▁this ▁role . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁he ▁studied ▁rest oration ▁in ▁Vienna ▁and ▁later ▁Berlin ▁on ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁from ▁the ▁Queen ▁Dow ager ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁the ▁H ague ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁gar ner ing ▁comm issions ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁re - var n ishing ▁ ▁of ▁twelve ▁Fr ans