G*** Thorpe (British, 19th century), A view of Richmond looking towards Twickenham

G*** Thorpe (British, 19th century)A view of Richmond looking towards TwickenhamOil on canvasSigned and dated 1889 lower right75 x 126cm (29½ x 49½ in.)A view of Richmond, looking south-west towards Twickenham, picnicking figures and a flock of sheep in the field to the foreground, the neo-gothic Mansion Hotel to the left middle-ground with woodland sloping down to the Thames to the right, boats on the water and Glover's Island in the middle of the river, Petersham Lodge amongst the woods beyondCondition Report: The canvas is unlined. Surface cracking and stretcher marks are visible, but the paint surface is stable and in good original condition. It has four small patches on the reverse, one to the right of the hotel and three are in the sky. There are small areas of inpainting in these places and other scattered retouchings, but these are minor and not visible to the naked eye. There is a repaired tear in the lower right corner (approx. 4 x 4 cm) which has been invisibly mended on the reverse and there is a small amount on inpainting in this region. It has been cleaned and re-varnished and can be hung without further attention. It is presented in a gilded wooden 19th Century frame. Condition Report Disclaimer