Sebastian Pether (1790-1844) Boating before a cottage on a lake by moonlight Oil on canvas, 28.5cm

Re-lined, cleaned and re-varnished. Retains good original, surface and brushwork in general, very slightly thinned in lower left hand corner. Very fine and minor abrasions/ rubbing along top edge mostly contained to the right hand side. Possible delicate re-touching to upper right hand corner. Little else to discern under a UV lamp. Fine stable cracquelure mostly evident within the sky. Some light surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Generally in good, sound state of preservation.

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