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The canvas is canvas older paintings will have those lines it’s called craquelure
From temperature changes through the years
 

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The canvas appears to be made if a lamb skin or sheepskin? Not something I ever heard about in Art school. I wouldn't trust a machine typed modern material signature affixed to the back of a canvas either. I doubt any Art Expert would under any circumstances. Maybe if you had it carefully professionally restored the original signature would be readily apparent.
 

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It would be called vellum but don’t think it is
 

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The signature is not on the back piece that is repaired
It is on the front I just zoomed in and put light on it because you can barely see it
 

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Pretty sure the signature is E. Doe. I'm guessing it's one of John's siblings... So we'll likely never know exactly who it is...
 

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