拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異，而由於其性質使然，拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。

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.