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We are grateful to Kara Lysandra Ross for her assistance in preparing the catalogue entry for this picture, which will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Edmund Blair Leighton.
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The canvas is unlined. There is some surface craquelure, particularly in the upper right corner. Some light surface dirt in the upper right corner. Under UV light there appear to have been a few areas where a test clean has been carried out, including to the young girls's dress and to the male figure, and in the upper right corner. There are a couple of very minor spots of possible retouching to the young girl's chin and cheek.