In broadly country house condition- relined, covered in a thick layer of dirt discoloured varnish and bloom. Pronounced essentially fine cracquelure which is lifting and flaking in areas including around the ladies hair and ear, left-hand side neck, lower shoulder, left-hand side sleeve, lower torso, right-hand side sleeve and more minor flakes elsewhere with some areas of a precarious nature. The paint is signed J.Wallaston Pinx 1736. Under UV the majority of the background has been overpainted and strengthened, finer wisps and detailing of the lady's hair have also been strengthened in addition to darker pigments between the lips and the odd fine area around the eyes and eye brows, nostrils etc. Shadows and definitions within the folds of her attire also show signs of general strengthening.

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