Portrait of 2nd Lieutenant William Gilbert Houldsworth (1891-1914) of the 1st Batallion, Scots Guards

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The canvas is unlined. It is slightly loose on the stretcher and might benefit from being restretched. There is a small tear to the left lapel (centre left) and some minor flaking to lower edge. There is some surface dirt and some old drips of water down the upper centre. There is some stretcher stressing in the centre of the canvas and some surface cracking. UV light reveals no significant signs of restoration, some of the pigments fluoresce around the sitter's face but these appear consistent with the artist's original pigments.