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。

This large canvas has a glue lining and is slightly slack on its keyed stretcher, with buckling most notable along the upper edge. The surface is dirty and has an uneven varnish. In natural light, scattered unrestored losses are visible, especially at the base of the column to the right of the sitter's head, above his proper right wrist, at the extreme upper left edge and by the leg of the stool. Two contact marks are visible in the sky at center right. There are two cleaning windows: one at lower right, with a diameter of 3 inches, and another behind the sitter's proper right shoulder, measuring 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals strengthening in the red foreground, especially at lower right, and a small area of restoration in the sitter's proper right cheek. Further inspection is hindered by the opaque and uneven varnish. The painting can be hung in its present state.