Ecole hollandaise vers 1800, Suiveur de Paulus Potter

Good overall condition. Panel is composed of one non parquet piece, non reinforced and perfectly stable. Under a thick dirty and uniform varnish. The paint is beginning to lift in the dark areas of the lower part. A vertical scratch (10 cm high) is visible to the naked eye in the sky to the right. A small paint loss in the lower right corner. Under ultraviolet light: There are some scattered retouches in the lower part, on the right of the shepherdess and under the bull in the centre. A small restoration (2 cm high) is visible along the lower right edge.
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