Pierre-Joseph-Celestin François Namur 1759 - 1851 Brussels

The actual painting is softer in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests. The single panel is lightly bevelled on all sides. A thin retouched horizontal crack of approx. 5 cm. is running from the right edge in the centre. There are a few surface scratches lower left. Some minor strengthening can be observed in the costume of the small boy and in Maria's headdress. The paint surface is covered with a dirty discoloured layer of varnish and there's some surface dirt. Inspection under ultra violet light is completely impeded by the dirty varnish layer. Offered in a decorative wood gilded frame with plaster decorations, with a few losses. (MW)
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This painting was originally located in the chapel of the Castle of Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels.