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A milkmaid feeding a calf; A shepherd resting with his flock
oil on canvas
44.5 x 59.5cm, a pair



The paintings are both executed in oil on canvas supports which are unlined. The tension of the canvases are slightly slack and there are minor undulations across the surface. An old tear in one of the paintings has been repaired from the reverse with a canvas patch. There are small, scattered losses to both works. Small touches of overpaint are present covering damage and abrasion. The varnish layers are degraded and no longer saturating the paint layers below, becoming dull and darkened. Both paintings have a thick layer of surface dirt on the varnish.

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