Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé

Paper is in very good state with no tears or creases. surface is clean and painting is presentable as is. there is overall very good retention of the paint surface with lovely detail and coloration throughout. ultraviolet light reveals an area of retouching in sky at right which extends into the side of the building at far right. a few other tiny retouches in sky and some at lower right corner. In a gilt wood frame with bead pattern on inner rim.
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We are grateful to Caroline Chaine for confirming this to be a work by Turpin de Crissé, on the basis of a photograph.  The composition relates to a drawing by the artist in the collection of the Musée du Louvre (circa 1807-08, pen, ink, pencil and wash on paper, 462 x 640 mm.).  A similar painting by the artist, depicting the right half of the present composition, was with Colnaghi, London, in 2004 (signed and dated twice:1818 and 1842, oil on canvas, 130 x 99 cm.).