Regarding direct and indirect speech

So I was learing about narration(direct/indirect speech) and I came accross the following problem statement.

Statement:

I often visited her and found myself quite puzzled to see the dreadful picture which she had hung on the wall.


Questions

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1) What is the reporting verb and the reported verb here ?
(My doubt is whether the phrase ("found myself quite puzzled") is part of reported clause or reporting clause.)

The entire sentence seems to be one that one person has uttered. Reported/indirect speech is only marked to let others know that the person telling others what someone has said is not necessarily providing their exact words/direct quote.

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2) Is the sentence correct from the perspective of direct/ indirect speech. If not what is the correction required?

Yes, because it is simply what one person has said, and is therefore that one person's direct statement.

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3) What will be the corresponding direct narration sentence?

It already seems to be the direct narration sentence. It could be reported in any number of ways.

A: I often visited her and found myself quite puzzled to see the dreadful picture which she had hung on the wall.

B: [to C] What did A say, C?

C: He said that he had often visited her and found himself quite puzzled to see the dreadful picture which she had hung on the wall.

C: He said he visited her a lot and he was quite puzzled to see this dreadful picture which she had hanging on her wall.

C: [many different reports could be made]