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Charles John de Lacy (British 1856-1936) Coal barges in Greenwich Reach, London, with the Royal Hospital in the distance signed and dated "Charles J de Lacy 1887" lower left oil on canvas 60 x 115.50cm (23 x 45in)

Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas tension is slack and stretcher bar marks have formed in the paint layers. There is an old damage at the lower right corner which has been repaired from the reverse with a canvas patch. There is an overall age craquelure, overall the paint layer is stable. The varnish is even and glossy but has yellowed overtime. There are flyspots and accretions across the surface. There are losses to the decorative surface of the frame.

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