WILLIAM KEIGHLEY BRIGGS (English, fl. 1849-61). PORTRAIT OF CHILD WITH RABBITS, Oil on canvas. - 43 in. x 33 1/4 in. Estimate $3,000-4,000
Condition:
Craquelure pattern throughout, some pigment separation in areas of thicker paint, slight stretcher stress, rubbing from frame edge to extreme left side of canvas. UV: Inpainting in sky at upper left including areas forming a 16" vertical line from top left to horizon line; area above boy's head; inpainting to boy's brows, crosshatching and inpainted craquelure lines in both cheeks, under his right eye proper, chest; areas in skirt, between his feet and to the right of rightmost foot, minor areas in rocks and ground. Frame - plain, new, gilded cove molding.
