Ecole Française vers 1780, entourage de Marguerite Gérard

A l'oeil nu, le tableau apparaît dans un état de conservation très satisfaisant. Il est peint sur un panneau de bois clair. Il est fait d'une planche non parquetée bien droite. La peinture est parfaitement stable. Il y a quelques petits manques sur le bord supérieur. Le vernis est encrassé. Très bel état général. A la lampe UV, il apparait sous un vernis vert uniforme, épais. On ne voit pas de restauration. With the naked eye, the painting appears in a very satisfactory overall condition. It is painted on a clear wood uncradled panel. It is made of one board. We see two small lack of painting on the upper edge. The varnish is dirty. The painting is in a very good overall condition. Under the UV light the painting appears under a green thick uniform varnish. We don't see any restoration.
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