Portrait of the artist, bust length, in a feigned oval

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 is unlined; it is held under tension and remains stable. The oval on which the portrait was executed was subsequently sewn into a wider canvas making the composition up to a rectangle. The loosely executed composition presents well in natural light. There is a fine pattern of craquelure across the surface. The paint remains stable. Examination under UV light reveals some minor retouching in the sitter's moustache, his proper left eye and along his hair line. There is an historic varnish that has been selectively cleaned from the sitter's face but remains on the background.