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 oak panel is made up of three boards joined horizontally. The upper panel join is supported by two butterfly joints and three rectangular joints. The lower join is supported by two butterfly joints. The panel is stable. The painting presents well in natural light. The fluidity of paint application and the thick impasto of the detailing in the sitter's costume are well preserved. In natural light the two panel joins are visible. Examination in UV light is impared by a thick, cloudy varnish. Some very minor scattered retouching i apparent, notably strengtheing the outline of the dog. The paint is stable.