SHIPS MOORED: Unlined, good tension, all keys present. Very slightly uneven picture plane inside stretcher only, just visible in reflected light. Slight raised lige bottom left corner. Slight brittle age craquelure in central boats, and secure more visible horizontal cracks. One in the sky appears to have flaked and been consolidated/retouched in the past. One tiny old loss to the right of the shadow of the middle boats. Tiny trace transfer of a bright pink at the left edge. Some abrasion to the delicate darks in the central boats, especially in the shadows and rigging. Ingrained dirt, good even surface gloss.

STIFF BREEZE: Unlined, all tacking margins covered at sides/reverse. Coarser canvas than previous picture. All keys present, good tension. Minor patches of brittle age craquelure, mostly secure and not elevated. Very minor patch of slighly elevated cracks middle right of top edge (see image in raking light). One larger 1 inch x 1/2 inch patch of resotration, presumably to a loss, in the sky through the pennant of the second boat from left. One Very minor abrasion to rigging. Ingrained old dirt and varnish in troughs of paint. Good surface gloss, a layer of surface dirt and debris.

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