A lady at her bath with a maid (perhaps Shirin before being surprised by Khosrow), oil on canvas, Iran, late Zand-early Qajar, 188,5x96,5 cm (restorations)

A lady at her bath with a maid (perhaps Shirin before being surprised by Khosrow), oil on canvas, Iran, late Zand-early Qajar, 188,5x96,5 cm (restorations)

Overall wear to the surface

Some white and black stains

Some cracks and tears

Restoration to some areas (for example near the bottle and the basket of flowers in the lower left-hand corner; below the large flowers on the servant's habit; near the servant's right shoulder; near the left shoulder of the seated woman, etc)

Some brownish marks (probably resin), particularly on the body of the seated woman
Some surface scratches

Some lacks to the surface

Canvas slightly undulated

Some oxidation traces

Labels "Habsburg, Feldman 13931/2" and label "Habsburg, Feldman lot 73" on the back. Number 73 inscribed in white at the back

Consolidation or re-backing at the back of the canvas: presence of a vertical strip of canvas on the right-hand side (when looking at the back)