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Attributed to Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793-1872)Portrait of a girl in a white dress in a landscape oil on canvas 73.5 x 61.5cmProvenance: Christie's, London, 22nd September 1978, lot 52, as by 'D Allen' for £120CONDITIONOil on canvas which has been lined. There are minor undulations across the surface. The paint layer has areas of raised and flaking paint, mainly located at the edges of the canvas. There is extensive retouching across the surface, notably in the sitter’s face. The overpaint has been applied in a wholesale, brushy manner which is not well matched to the original. The varnish has uneven gloss with some very shiny areas. There is a layer of surface dirt across the surface.

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