CAPTAIN RICHARD BRYDGES BEECHEY | A VIEW OVER GLENBEG LOUGH, NEAR THE KENMARE RIVER, WITH FIGURES FISHING AND RELAXING ON THE BANKS

CAPTAIN RICHARD BRYDGES BEECHEY
British, 1808 - 1895
A VIEW OVER GLENBEG LOUGH, NEAR THE KENMARE RIVER, WITH FIGURES FISHING AND RELAXING ON THE BANKS

signed and dated l.l.: Beechey / 1885
oil on canvas
61 by 91.4cm., 24 by 36in.

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined and the paint surface is slightly dirty with a slightly discoloured varnish. There is slight frame abrasion along all four margins. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals the thick and opaque varnish underneath which sparesely scattered pin-prick spots are visible, as well as a handful of slightly larger spots and retouchings along a handful of repaired damages upper centre & centre right (the most notable measuring 4 x 1 cm.). In overall good condition.

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