JACOB VAN ES | Still life with a wine glass, peeled lemon, bread roll, olives and shrimps

The panel is cradled, flat and stable. The paint surface is clean, and the thick varnish is clear and shiny. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals retouchings scattered throughout the background, probably as a result of old tenting, and more concentrated areas in the table centre and lower right. There are a handful of further small spot retouchings in the lemon peel. In overall good condition.
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