An old lining, with seam 6 inches from bottom. Two big blobs of wax (?) on back of canvas associated with tears (see main images). The lining canvas has split at the stretcher joins. The stretcher is missing keys and there are worm holes along the bottom member. The canvas is lacking tension and there is slight undulation to the canvas associated with this. The canvas weave is more evident, perhaps as a result of the lining, with some light pressing of the impasto.

There is old brittle age and impact craquelure throughout, which is lifting/cupping in places most visible in raking and reflected light (see images), for example in patches to the left tree, the water, passages in the foliage in the middle and bottom of the painting. Doesn't appear to be actively flaking, but has flaked in the past and there are a myriad of tiny unretouched losses of flakes under the current varnish.

There are two tears, associated with wax on the back of the canvas, so likely through the canvas. These have been filled and retouched. One 2 inch tear runs vertically in the mountain to the left of the building, and the second is a compound tear approx 4in x 2in in the foliage to the left of the water an figures. There are slight distortions to the canvas in these areas. There are futher scattered minor small losses, including three flaked damages to the sky exposing the lower layers of paint/ground and a paint-from-paint flake at the peak of the mountains, unretouched. A few minor retouched losses in the foliage at the bottom, with a larger retouching to losses four inches below white patch of water and to old flaking to the centre stretch of the bottom edge. These are darker than the surrounding areas.

Much of the foliage has a greyish hue, possibly a combination of pigment degradation and loss of upper glazing layers. There are glossier patches of warmer coloured material, possibly remaining glazes and/or old varnish layers. These result in a slightly mottled appearance.

There are several matt drips/splashes including a larger one through the mountain buildings, brown spotty accretions throughout but most evident in the sky. A fairly uneven surface gloss and old ingrained dirt and varnish.

There has been slight movment in frame causing minor rubbing to the varnish visible at the top edge.

Examined in frame.

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