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 copper plate, which has later been laid into a wooden support. The plate remains stable and flat.

The painting presents well in natural light. There has been some loss to certain paint glazes, notably in the staffage and in the blue of the sky, upper-centre. There is a minor loss in the lower right-hand corner associated with a very fine network of craquelure to the darker tones in the same area. There are three pin-head spots of white paint that sit on top of the varnish to the centre-left edge and lower-right corner.

Examination under UV reveals restoration in the lower corners and to a lesser extent in the upper corners. There is restoration to a probable vertical scratch in the lower-right quadrant. There is some further minor scattered retouching. The whole is under a thick, even varnish which precludes a more in-depth examination. The gradation of colours is well-preserved, allowing for a full appreciation of the depth of the composition.