James Arthur O'Connor

Commissioned by Howe Peter, the 2nd Marquess of Sligo and thence by descent

STRUCTURE Original canvas. Stretcher bar marks are visible. There are faint craquelure patterns across the surface and a small area of lifting paint and a spot of paint loss near the upper left corner. There are a few further small areas of old lifting paint in the sky, which now appear stable. The surface appears slightly dirty and may benefit from a light clean. ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT Under UV light there appear to be a few faint signs of retouching to the above mentioned old areas of lifting paint. There appears to be some retouching to the stretcher bar mark on left edge and a few further isolated spots through the foreground. FRAME Contained in an ornate 19th century plaster frame (some losses).
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