A polychrome-painted four panel screen by the studio of Jean Baptiste Pillement mid-18th century

Oil on canvas inset into a panel: A set of four. Without hinges. Each work is in overall fair condition aside from stable web of craquelure. The craquelure is somewhat widely set and has accompanying lifting and losses concurrent with age. Each panel has surface dirt and a yellowed varnish. Each panel has areas of retouching visible to the naked eye, especially along the edges and in the background. Each panel in overall fair condition and ready to display.
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