Manner of Nicolaes Berchem, 18th century

Description

Peasants with cattle fording a stream
oil on panel
55.5 x 64.5cm

Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, The Onians Collection, 18th-19th October 1995, lot 8, when acquired by the present owner

Condition report:

79 x 88cm framed

Oil on a wooden panel. The panel is in plane and the paint layers are in a good, stable condition overall. There is a deep scuff through the paint layers at the upper left quadrant. The varnish is layer is uneven and very yellowed with dirt imbibed into the surface.