. gentleman is in restored condition, relined, cleaned and re-varnished some time ago. varnish discoloured and deteriorated with opaque quality most evident within the background. varying sized craquelure to surface, minor rubbing/abrasions to some edges. little to discern under a UV light but this does not exclude the possibility of some restoration.. Lady Bateman : broadly in comparable condition to Sir Hugh Bateman excepting deep cracking and crasing within paint and bitchumin mostly within upper 50-60% excluding flesh-tones of the face. evident old infilling to the mentioned areas which has deteriorated. scuffs/abrasions, minor losses mostly in vertical formation between empire line of dress. framed ensuite.

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