LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

38.27 in. (97.20 cm.) (height) by 50.98 in. (129.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated lower center: P. i. Loutherbourg. 1765

Condition:

This work is on its original stretcher. The canvas has a very old lining, which has not affected the original impasto. A retouching in the upper left sky has visibly discolored. Under ultraviolet light, it can be seen that this retouching is very broad, and the actual paint loss it addresses probably measures only 1 inch by half an inch. In addition, an area in the sky above the trees to the right of the castle is very broadly retouched. This restoration seems to address a horizontal break running about 6 inches and a circular area of loss about 1 inch in diameter. There are no retouches of any note in the landscape, foreground, animals or figures