Entourage de Frans Wouters (Lier 1612-1659 Anvers)
Le repos durant la fuite en Egypte
huile sur toile

oil on canvas
55.1 x 94.4cm (21 11/16 x 37 3/16in).
Footnotes:
Provenance
The Collection of Sir Arthur Wilmot Bt. (according to a label on the reverse)

The canvas has been relined and the varnish is very thick and dirty.
There is some abrasion visible around the edge, presumably where the frame has rubbed.
There are some paint-losses visible to the trees as follows:
- a few pinprick losses scattered throughout the trees, centre left
- two slightly larger losses to the trees of the background, right
There is a fine craquelure throughout the canvas
Inspection under UV light is hindered by the thick varnish, but it is just possible to see:
-some retouching around the aforementioned losses (background, centre right);
-infilling and retouching scattered throughout the darer tones of the trees (upper and left centre)
-retouching to the area around the group with the Virgin and the Child
Further restorations cannot be excluded.

Unexamined out of the frame.