Charles Cooper Henderson (British, 1803-1877)

Description

A Royal Mail coach speeding along a muddy track
signed with a monogram 'CHC' (on the luggage)
oil on canvas
42 x 66cm

Provenance:
Richard Green Ltd, London,
Landwade Hall, Exning, Suffolk

Condition report:

Framed 53.5 x 78cm

Oil on canvas which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The paint layer is in a good and stable condition. The varnish is slightly yellowed but glossy and even. Areas of overpaint are mainly located in the sky and reasonably well matched to the original. There are a few accretions across the surface and a small paint loss in the sky. Few small chips to the frame.