Entourage de Sébastien Stosskopff

To the naked eye: The painting appears in a moderately satisfactory condition. The painting has been relined probably on the 1st half of the 20th century, a little bit too strong. The painting is under a thick and very dirty varnish. We notice some restorations on the right around the face of the figure, on the oysters, the white draperies and on the bread. We can also notice some old repaints on the figure face. Under UV light: We can notice a very thick uniform green varnish. We can notice the restorations already mentioned on the right of the face, on the face (older restoration), on the oysters, on the white draperies on the right and on the bread. In conclusion : The painting is very dirty and has old restorations that need to be revised.
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