ANNA PICHON (FRENCH XIX CENTURY), PORTRAIT OF MADAME EYQUEM

ANNA PICHON (FRENCH,19TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF MADAME EYQUEM Oil on canvas Signed and dated '1847' (lower right) 144.5 x 101cm (56¾ x 39¾ in.) Unframed Provenance: Sale, Tajan, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Tableaux Anciens, where purchased by Count Manfredi della Gherardesca, 25 October 2002, lot 159 The pendant portrait of the husband Jean Eyquem, was sold at Tajan, Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Tableaux Anciens, 25 October 2002, lot 157 Condition Report: The canvas has not been lined but there are three areas of patching (verso) which correspond with areas of repair (recto). These patches can be seen in the online images. Stretcher marks visible to the edges and the centre of the picture. There is an uneven varnish which is visible in raking light. Some light craquelure throughout but this is largely located at the edges. Rubbing and abrasions to the framing edges, with some spots of associated loss. Inspection under UV reveals some retouching and repair to the aforementioned areas of damage, as well as some further minor retouching scattered throughout. The most significant being some infilling along the centre stretcher mark which passes through the sitters right cheek and can be seen in natural light and online images.Condition Report Disclaimer