Charles Giroux (French/Louisiana, 1828-1885), "Early Morning on the Plantation", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 12" x 20-1/4". Framed.

Scattered craquelure with some small areas of separation. Some faint abrading along edges where canvas meets frame. Some alligatoring to paint surface: in trees at right, along area directly below tree trunk. Pinprick-sized areas of discoloration. A few scattered pinprick-sized areas of losses to paint surface. Evidence of past restoration: inpainting within deeper craquelure, small areas bottom right, along left edge, small areas in tree. Layer of surface dirt. Painting has not been relined.