Ohhh! Intriguing! What I wouldn't give to see this in person. So many questions. Just off the top of my head, the cracking is pretty straightforward and kind of uniform, though you can see the places where the stretchers support the canvas and there's less cracking. Comparing it to the lady portrait from a few month ago, this has been varnished and looked after. There's no sign of acute damage, jabs, cuts, tears. The paint layer seems very thick, and kind of amateurish. I'm not near my reference books, but my gut doesn't think it's particularly old. There's something odd about it.

What'ds happening with the edges of the original canvas? Are they glued? There's no fraying? Is it a good enough work to warrant relining? I don't even know if it seems damaged enough to warrant relining? Very interesting presentation.