Carl Ludwig Scheins
(German, 1808-1879)

"Goatherds by a Settlement in the Mountains"

oil on canvas
signed lower left.
Framed.
31-3/4" x 42", framed 43-1/8" x 53-3/4"

**Previously restored, relined and new stretcher bars. Yellowing of the varnish layer. Signs of inpainting by/along lower right edge and lower left edge (rocks and landscaping). Small areas of inpainting mid-lower right (hat and smoking chimney). Areas of inpainting upper left and right (dark areas of clouds). Area of inpainting mid-left (darker side of cliff). Period, ornate gilt frame. Surface marks, nicks and abrasions, mostly along edges and corners.