French School, mid-18th century Portrait of a lady, said to be Mlle de Vaudreuille, half length, in a blue-gold embroidered dress and red wrap with later inscription verso, oil on canvas 81 x 65cm Condition report: Oil on canvas which is unlined and attached to a modern strainer. The canvas tension is slack and there are minor undulations across the surface. The paint layer has suffered from flaking and loss which is evident in the surface texture, mainly located in the lower half. Many of the losses have been overpainted without filling the lacunae. There are some areas of slightly raised paint. At the lower left corner is an area of raised cracking which is likely to be fill rather than original paint. There is abrasion to the surface in the background. The varnish is clear and semi-matte with a layer of dust across the surface.