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After Jan Steen, Twelfth Night, signed lower right "S Manczery", oil on board, 29 x 39cm (after Jan Steen's original in the collection at Woburn Abbey)

The painting is executed on a board. The surface texture of the paint and varnish is very wrinkled in many areas and appears to be present in both layers. The paint layers have drying cracks in areas where the red preparation layer below is visible. The varnish is very thick, glossy and yellowed and appears to have exacerbated the wrinkled texture of the work. The gloss is uneven and the varnish has dust and fluff caught in the surface.

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