French School circa 1800. Lively Landscape, painting

FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1800

Paysage animé de promeneurs et d'un berger menant son troupeau (Landscape Enlivened with Strollers and One Shepherd Herding His Cattle)

Oil on canvas
Red wax collection seal on verso’s stretcher

Height: 38 cm (15 in.) - Width: 46 cm (18 in.)
Frame: 46 x 55 cm (18 x 21-1/2 in.)

Losses and restorations

Condition report:
The painting’s canvas was re-lined around fifty years prior. Xylophagy worm network is visible on stretcher. The canvas was not properly stretched and presents few visible abrasions. The painting is dirty under a very uneven varnish. We note numerous wear on the composition and losses.

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