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。

The painting is executed on panel, made up of two boards horizontally joined and bevelled to the lower edge. There is one butterfly support to the centre left edge. The panel remains stable. The picture presents well in natural light. Examination in a raking light reveals some retouching along the lower panel join and in the blacks of the sitter’s costume. Examination under UV light confirms the aforementioned retouching. There is further scattered retouching to the lower left-hand corner and some strokes in the lower fronds of the sitter’s hair. There is quite a thick varnish that precludes a more in depth examination. The painterly approach to execution remains well preserved.