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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wavedecanter, post: 9611871, member: 74321&quot;]Thank you all so much.</p><p>A few points</p><p><br /></p><p>I will take better pictures but given the state of the painting currently (darkened and dirty) they won&#039;t be that much more revealing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The painting did arive here from Ireland in the early 1800s, the stretcher is british/of british wood from what I was told.</p><p>This does not mean the portrait is not of spanish origin but it makes it less likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a numer 17 at the end of the writing (apparently), surely the age of the sitter. The last word which would appear to be Colon probably is one related to expressing her age.</p><p><br /></p><p>The writing is not clear, there seems to be writing written over writing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love to have this painting cared for but it is currently out of my range of what I could pay,&nbsp; for it to be done professionally. I would look into selling it at auction sooner rather than later in England, partly with the hope that a new owner could take care of it properly.</p><p>I will see what to do[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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