拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

This painting is executed on a slab of marble. The stone measures about 1/2 inch in thickness. The paint layer is stable under a varnish that has yellowed with age. Restorations to abraded and sunken pigments in the foliage and landscape, mostly at the at left, have been restored. A few further strokes of strengthening to the donkey are visible in strong raking light. A discolored substance is visible at the extreme edges, but this is usually hidden by the rabbet of the frame. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirmed the aforementioned restorations. The painting can be hung in its present state and is offered in a carved and giltwood frame.