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。

In addition to the catalogue description:
- trimmed to or just inside the subject, the sheet remargined and with a 1-mm. borderline added in watercolour.
- some touches of grey wash in the darker areas.
- various tiny losses and repairs, mostly along the margins: the larger, irregular one at the lower sheet edge (approx. 30 x 300 mm.), the corners made up, with some touches of pen and ink.
- some short tears and nicks along the edges, a vertical flattened fold at left, a partially broken, skilfully repaired tear at the upper right sheet edge (43 mm.), a tear at the upper left sheet edge (26 mm.).
- a pale brown stain at the lower right corner, a tiny rust spot on Christ's elbow, some stray red pigment below the tablet
- other minor defects.
Otherwise as described.