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Johann Zoffany (artist) British, 1733 - 1810 The Lavie Children, c. 1770 oil on canvas overall: 102.5 x 127.6 cm (40 3/8 x 50 1/4 in.) framed: 125.7 x 151.1 x 7.6 cm (49 1/2 x 59 1/2 x 3 in.) Paul Mellon Collection 1983.1.48 On View |
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Conservation Notes
The medium-weight canvas is loosely plain woven; it has been lined. The ground is cream colored; it is evenly applied and of moderate thickness. The painting is executed in fairly rich and moderately opaque layers with some impasto in the highlights. The entire paint surface is significantly abraded; there are traces of overpaint throughout: a thin layer of light-colored overpaint covers much of the sky. Discrete paint loss is minimal. The natural resin varnish has discolored to a moderate degree.| « | back to gallery |
