John Gadsby Chapman American, 1808-1889 Christ on the Water Calling His Disciples, 1865 Inscribed on the reverse Painted by/J.G. Chapman/Rome 1865/For W.G. Moorhead Esq./of Phil. USA Oil on canvas Oval 42 x 58 3/4 inches Unframed Provenance: W.G. Moorhead, Esq., Philadelphia, acquired directly from the artist, 1865
Visible stretcher marks, particularly along the upper edge. Scattered heavy cracquelure throughout, resulting in several tiny scattered paint flakes. There is a 3 x 3 inch patch on the reverse, at the upper right quadrant. Dirty varnish. Large area of inpainting at top center. Several scattered spots of inpainting, mainly in the center, but a few to the left and right center. Unable to detect further restoration through the varnish under UV light.
John Gadsby Chapman American, 1808-1889 Christ on the Water Calling His Disciples, 1865 Inscribed on the reverse Painted by/J.G. Chapman/Rome 1865/For W.G. Moorhead Esq./of Phil. USA Oil on canvas Oval 42 x 58 3/4 inches Unframed Provenance: W.G. Moorhead, Esq., Philadelphia, acquired directly from the artist, 1865
Visible stretcher marks, particularly along the upper edge. Scattered heavy cracquelure throughout, resulting in several tiny scattered paint flakes. There is a 3 x 3 inch patch on the reverse, at the upper right quadrant. Dirty varnish. Large area of inpainting at top center. Several scattered spots of inpainting, mainly in the center, but a few to the left and right center. Unable to detect further restoration through the varnish under UV light.
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