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 canvas is supported on the reverse by a glue lining. The paint layer is stable, if slightly dirty under a varnish that has yellowed with age. There are scattered small areas of pigment loss and an overall network of craquelure. Under natural light, retouching to address frame abrasion along the extreme edges is evident. There are scattered touch-ups throughout, including to the boy's chin and to his coat at the lower left to address a loss, as well as to the upper right quadrantof the painting. Inspection under ultraviolet light was largely hindered by an opaque varnish. The painting can be hung in its present state and is offered in a simple gilt wood frame.