Lot 12: HENRY JONES THADDEUS | Portrait of Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna

held in frame with the Romanoff coat of arms

96.5 by 66cm, 38 by 26in.

oil on canvas

Original canvas which is slightly loose on the stretcher. The canvas is slightly buckling in the upper right. There are some losses to the canvas along the edges, notably along the top edge and in the upper right corner. There are horizontal and vertical stretcher bark marks. There are two repaired tears with canvas patches visible on the reverse, one to the right of the sitter's head and one below her left elbow. There is a pattern of craquelure throughout. There is a layer of surface dirt. Inspection under UV light reveals some retouchings along the right edge and some isolated spots to the background and her dress. There are also small areas of retouching corresponding to the aforementioned tears. Held in an ornate gilt plaster frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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