IRISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY | A TRAINING TOUT AND A QUICK SHOD

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BRIAN P. BURNS

IRISH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
A TRAINING TOUT AND A QUICK SHOD

oil on canvas
34.5 by 49cm., 13½ by 19¼in.
Painted circa 1810.

Condition Report:
The canvas is lined. There is a faint craquelure pattern across the surface, which appears stable. There are flecks of surface dirt in the lower half of the painting.

Under ultra-violet light, there are re-touchings along the edges and scattered areas of retouching elsewhere across the surface.

Held in a gilt plaster frame.

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Provenance:
Dillon Antiques, Dublin, where purchased by Brian P. Burns in 1984