Lot 375
  • 375

Thomas Fearnley Norwegian 1802-1842

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Description

  • Thomas Fearnley
  • Fra Brünnen, Tyskland (From Brünnen, Tyskland)
  • inscribed, dated and signed with initial Brûnnen 24 Jeniy 35. F. l.r.

  • oil on panel
  • 24.5 by 34.5cm., 9¾ by 13½in.

Provenance

Hofjægermester Fearnley (the artist's son)
Thence by descent to the artist's great-granddaughter
Bequeathed by the above to the present owner in 1994

Condition

The paper is laid down onto a panel which remains flat and even. No retouchings are evident under ultraviolet light. There are some spots of time-staining to the lower right of the work, a few spots of visible surface dirt and a small spot of damage in the centre of the work. Held in a decorative plaster moulded gilt frame.
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