Title: Falling robber from a horse
Period: 18th century
Origin: Alessandria, Piemonte Italy
Artist: V. Combes? (can't find out who this master painter is)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Signature: Hand signed
Condition: In good, restored condition
Sale with frame.
Image size: 32 × 54.5 cm
Total size: 45 × 67 × 3 cm

A robber or soldier fallen from his horse with a broken sword.
Restored by Michel van de Laar, The Netherlands 2020.

Painter:
Signed with red paint lower right: V. Combes?
The signature is technically one with the painting, the craquelures run through the letters.

Period:
French, 18th century

Technique and carrier:
Oil on canvas. The canvas is glued to hardboard with the original stretcher behind it.

Inscriptions on the back:
On the back of the stretcher with black paint / ink / chalk: No 336, in blue: 2817 and No 565

Condition before restoration / reason for restoration:
The condition of this painting is stable. The adhesion of paint and carrier is good, as is the adhesion of painting with support carrier. The problem was of a cosmetic nature: surface dirt, yellowed varnish, after dark oil paint touch-ups. UV exposure studies showed that the previous restorer had retained remnants of older varnish when cleaning.

Note: The first image is an AI impression in a styled setting. All other images show the real product.