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An Officer's charger held by a military groom signed lower left ‘J N Sartorius pinx1805’ oil on canvas 39 x 51.5cm

Footnote: Provenance: Lord Nunburnholme; Viscount Ednam; Fielding & Morley-Fletcher, 173 New Bond Street We are grateful to Christopher Joll, Regimental Historian of the Household Cavalry, for his assistance with this catalogue entry.

Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. The picture is in plane and the tension is stiff from the lining. The paint layer is in a good stable condition. There are a few small damages and areas of abrasion which have been repaired with overpaint. The varnish layer is thickly applied and glossy but covered with a thick, orange dirt layer which has been partially cleaned and smeary. The frame is in a good condition.

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