British School, 18th Century

Children Blowing Bubbles
Signed indistinctly c.l.
Oil on panel, 30 x 21 3/8 in. (76.2 x 53.8 cm), framed.
Condition: Split in center of panel, craquelure.

Condition: Support consists of two panels connected by a tongue and groove joint reinforced by dowel pins, split occurs along full length of the seam to the front and only the bottom 13 inches of the reverse, each panel is approximately 7/8 inch thick and beveled along the top and bottom edge of reverse; minor abrasions to paint surface, yellowed varnish, craquelure to paint and varnish layers, old retouch beneath varnish layer to curtain behind girl's head spanning approximately 6 1/2 x 3 inches, retouched outline to boy's hand, skinned signature, varnish partially removed around area of boy's hand.

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