Relined, cleaned and re varnished. There is a patch of retouching and over painting where the original paint has possibly been abraded by the cleaning process within the lower part of the sky meeting the horizon on the left hand side and darker tones describing shadows within the water beneath this. Small patch of retouching waist height of gentleman next to lapel of his coat, approx. 1.cm in diameter. The paint remains somewhat thin elsewhere in the sky and in and around the rushes and boat described within that area and to a lesser extent, the area opposite to this on the left hand side of the figure. Some surface dirt and discoloured varnish, minor rubbing to left hand side edge due to movement in slip and frame. Otherwise in an overall good and stable state of preservation.

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