Jacques Laurent Agasse

The panel is flat and stable. The picture is in overall favorable condition. To the naked eye there are no major losses visible. Craquelure is apparent throughout but stable. Under UV light, a few small retouches are visible, mostly in a horizontal line running along the bottom edge of the panel. This may be due to abrasion from a prior frame which covered more of the picture. Otherwise, no major retouches are visible. In a carved and giltwood frame.
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Renée Loche has confirmed this painting to be by Agasse on the basis of firsthand inspection.