Follower of Jacopo Amigoni Portrait of a lady, seated half length, holding a letter oil on canvas 98 x 79cm Provenance: The Germaine Greer collection. Condition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined. At the right hand edge there are undulations running down the length of the canvas. There is also an area of flaking to the paint layer at the right edge with old darkened retouching and scattered losses to the paint layer. The paint around the sitter’s face and hair appears very fragmented, although it is now stable. It seems likely the painting was suffering from extensive flaking before the lining was carried out. There are numerous areas of overpaint across the painting which have darkened over time, particularly in the flesh tones. The varnish is semi-matte and has yellowed with age.