British School (19th Century), Grey Horse in Loose Box, oil on canvas, measurements 71 x 92 cm, frame 85 x 106 cm, together with two comical prints titled 'Horse Dealing', measurements 36 x 47 cm (PL), frame 50 x 58 cm, label verso for John Fogg Fine Art, Doncaster (3)

Condition Report

The painting is an oil on canvas, the canvas having decent tension and no obvious signs of rips, tears or holes. The painting is signed AW and dated 1876 bottom left. There is a vertical scratch measuring 2cm to the lower left and a further scratch beneath the horse measuring 3cm long. There is scuffing a minor paint loss horizontally across the top edge. There is an abrasion above right of the horse's rear and bottom right. There is dirt throughout and some craquelure in the paint, no obvious signs of paint loss.

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