JAMES SANT, R.A. | PORTRAIT OF HELEN MASON DRESSED IN SPANISH COSTUME

KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATE

JAMES SANT, R.A.
1820-1916
PORTRAIT OF HELEN MASON DRESSED IN SPANISH COSTUME

signed with monogram l.l.: JS
oil on canvas
113 by 87.5 cm.; 44½ by 34½ in.

Condition Report:
Original canvas. Surface is slightly dirty and varnish uneven. Some faint but stable traces of craquelure in upper half of the work.Some occasional light frame abrasions. Otherwise it appear in good overall condition and would benefit from a light clean.

UV light reveals an opaque varnish. No obvious signs of retouching.

Held in a gilt plaster frame.

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