John Phillip (British 1817-1867)

Agua Fresca

monogrammed and dated 'JP 1855' (lower right)
oil on canvas
79 x 89 cm, framed 97 x 107.5 cm

Thomas Agnew & Sons, Manchester & Liverpool.
Mr L. Holt Esq. Sandfield Park, West Derby, Liverpool (1887).
David Messum, Beaconsfield.
Private collection, UK.

Exhibited:
Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887.

Condition Report

The canvas is lined. There are scattered areas of craquelure and some areas of cupping to the lower area. The stretcher marks are also visible. Light surface dirt. There are a few minor scattered chips to the paint. UV light reveals scattered areas of retouching, including to the hat, the sky, along the upper stretcher impression, and elsewhere.