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Description

Follower of Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626-1679) The Holy Family with St Anne, in a cartouche of flowers oil on panel 23 x 33cm (9 x 13in)
Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, sale, 10 December 1992, lot 70 (£935)
The panel has a crack lower left-hand corner. Oil on a wooden panel formed from a single oak board with the grain running horizontally. The panel has a slight vertical warp and at the lower left corner there is a repair. Movement of the panel has caused losses to the paint layer, running horizontally across the painting with numerous small losses and some areas of raised and vulnerable paint. Some of these losses are historic and have been retouched in the background. The varnish is semi-matte and uneven, this is exacerbated by a thick dust layer on the surface. There are a few small chips and losses to the frame. The painting is poorly housed in the frame with bent nails.

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