There is an old wax lining over an old strainer. Slightly lacking in tension and all original tacking margins have been removed. There are some old lumps and distortions associated with the lining, particularly top right corner. There is a loss of impasto and evidence of paint sinking into canvas associated with the lining process.

There is a network of old brittle age and impact craquelure throughout, but less over the strainer. Most evident in the thicker paint of the sky and the trees over the sky. Was likely raised and flaking before the lining, and partially put down during the lining process as slightly flattened and broken. This appears to be secure at present and not actively flaking. There is noticable linear cracking associated with the strainer bars.

A myriad of old losses, mostly small, throughout but mostly to the sky and trees, predominantly associated with the prior flaking. Some of the smaller losses are unretouched, and others are crudely retouched ontop of the lining wax which is providing a filling - particularly evident in tree top right (see image). There are minor scattered restored losses to the lower half of the picture, for example between the middle swimmers.

There is a widespread campaign of retouching/repainting throughout the sky, particularly the flat grey cloud, and to the tree top right (see image).

There has been some appration to the thinner paint layers, and over the tops of the raised cracks particularly in the trees.

There is old murky, discoloured varnish and dirt trapped in hollows, and it appears to have been left on over the landscape/buildings (obscuring if there is futher retouching below this), and a layer of surface dirt, scattered accretions

A few scattered more recent scuffs and scratches, for example in the mid-ground infront of the walking gent, and a white 1 inch horizontal scratch to the mid-right trees.

Examined in frame.

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