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 canvas has a glue lining. The varnish is clear, with a few areas of yellowing in the sky. The figures remain largely unretouched, except for a few strokes of strengthening to the man's hand holding the scythe and the woman's foot. A repaired vertical tear, measuring approximately 32 inches at the far left is visible. There is a restored irregularly shaped tear and associated repairs running trough the top of the female figure's wing, above her head, and terminating in the clouds to the right of her bent knee. There are discolored retouches to the clouds throughout the composition, as seen in the catalogue image. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals the aforementioned restorations and some strengthening to the scythe. The painting can be hung in its present state.