JOHN EMMS | New Forest Buckhounds and a Terrier in their Lodges

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This work has been lined with a non-wax adhesive. The canvas is well stretched, and the paint layer is stable. Under ultraviolet light, one can see remnants of an old varnish. There are small dots of retouching addressing some of the thinness in the chest of the dog in the upper right, in a few areas of thinness in the lower right, and in the darkest colors in the group of three dogs in the upper left. These retouches are minor and accurately applied. There is one structural restoration above the haunches of the small terrier in the darkest colors of the dog behind, which runs about 1 ½ inches. The work should be hung as is.
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