A large antique french distressed wood picture frame profile with layered gesso. The crackling, chipping, and wear wear can be seen in places where the ochre paint has flaked away to reveal the underlying white gesso ground.
Typically nineteenth century/ early 20th french frame with the inner surround still intact to support its next portrait or landscape. It measures77 x 64 cms outside edges 62.5 x 50.5 cms inner section.
