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FRENCH LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING AFTER JULES DUPRE - Oil painting on canvas-board depicting a tranquil French countryside landscape with cottages, figures walking along a country road, and rolling hills beneath an expansive sky. Executed in the Barbizon School manner after Jules Dupre (France, 1811 - 1889), with an inscription on the liner reading ”vers pres Quimper, Bretagne” and the artist's name beneath. Bears signature to lower left. Presented in an ornate carved and gilt composition frame that complements the pastoral scene. MEASURES: 14.5 in x 10.5 in FRAME DIMENSIONS: 20 in x 16 in CONDITION REPORT: Good to fair overall estate pre-owned condition. Painting exhibits light craquelure, scattered surface grime, and minor abrasions consistent with age. Canvas appears stable with no obvious punctures visible from the photographs. Ornate gilt composition frame displays scattered losses, shrinkage cracks, restoration, and wear throughout, particularly at the corners and high points.