Chinese School: View of Macau Circa 1850

oil on canvas.
framed.

This painting is lined. There is light craquelure and pigment shrinkage throughout the work. There is a L shaped repair spanding 4 inches, visible at teh lower right section. UNDER UV LIGHT: There is craquelure fill in throughout the work, particularly at the sky. There are a few larger areas of inpainting at the center left section, and the aforementioned L shaped repair fluoresces under UV light as well.
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The present lot shows a view of Macao from the North looking South. The hill with the church atop on the left side of the canvas is Penha Hill.