ADAM VAN BREEN | An elegant company banqueting on a terrace

The panel is uncradled, flat and stable. There are two old, repaired, horizontal splits, running the width of the panel, at intervals of a third; one of these is supported by an old canvas strip on the reverse. The paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals fine retouching along the upper aforementioned split, and scattered intermittently along the lower split. There are fine lines of horizontal retouchings scattered throughout the sky along the wood grain in the sky, which is painted more thinly. There are further spot retouchings throughout. The painting is in relatively good condition and ready to hang.
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