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This canvas is supported on the reverse by a wax lining. The paint layer is stable under a clear varnish, and exhibits an uneven craquelure throughout. Frame abrasion and associated retouching is visible on the upper and right edges of the canvas, but are largely hidden by the frame. Slight cusping is also visible along the top edge of the canvas. Areas of strengthening are visible along the cypress trees at right, in locks of the sitter's hair brushing his shoulders, and throughout the fabric of the muse's cloth. The proper right side of the sitter's face shows inpainting and retouching to address losses and damage through his neck. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the aforementioned retouchings, and reveals further restoration throughout both figures' clothes, particularly in the sitter's proper right leg. Inspection under ultraviolet light also reveals two areas of restoration in the upper left, one measuring approximately 1.75" across and the other measuring 1.5", as well as inpainting in the pedestal at lower right. This painting can be hung in its present state and is offered in an elaborately carved giltwood frame.