Adriaen Backer

Oil on canvas, lined. The picture surface is somewhat thin with pressed craquelure, but in generally good condition with a clean varnish. Under UV light, there are scattered older inpaints visible throughout the background; in the shadows of the sitter's skirt; and to address craquelure in the sitter's face and chest. There is also a thin line of inpainting, likely to repair a tear, that extends horizontally from the far left edge to the dog's eye.
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A similar portrait of a lady, signed and dated 1675, executed a year prior to this painting was sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 7 May 1992, lot 75.