Tadeusz Brodowski
(Polish, 1821-1848)

"Hussars, The Greater Poland Uprising of 1846", 1846

oil on canvas
signed, dated and localized "Paris" lower right, remnants of a French shipper's or framer's label on stretcher.
Framed.
15" x 18", framed 21-1/2" x 24-1/2"

**Surface dirt, toning of the varnish layer, craquelure pattern visible, previously cleaned and relined. Trimmed tacking edges. Signs of inpainting upper mid-right and left (sky), lower left (ground and horse's leg); lower mid-right/center (horseman, ground and horse's leg) and lower mid-left/center (horse's back legs), mid-right (horse's tail), mid-right (horse) and lower mid-right (ground). Antique bronzed frame with signs of past restorations, surface marks, nicks and abrasions; losses along edges and in corners.