William Walker Morris

The canvas is original. There are two areas of restoration visible to the reverse of the canvas corresponding to two old repaired tears (one to the dog's ear, the other to the foliage centre right). There is some craquelure to the paint surface, stretcher marks and light surface dirt. There is some minor frame abrasion to the extreme edges. Otherwise in good condition. Ultraviolet light reveals one or two very minor spots of retouching to the sky area, some further old retouching corresponding to the aforementioned repaired tears and some minor spots in the lower left corner close to the signature. Held in a decorative gold painted frame with some minor losses to the moulding in places.
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