The Grand Canal, Venice, looking North-West from the Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi to San Geremia and the Palazzo Flangini

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。

The canvas has been relined and this is providing an even structural support. There is a pattern of craquelure in the paint surface, most evident in the sky. There would appear to be an element of wear in the sky and scattered strengthening has been applied in the past. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals the remains of an old degraded varnish, which has been cleaned from the lighter tones, but remains in some of the darker passages, for example the buildings on the far right and gondolas. There is scattered strengthening in the sky, as well as infill to craquelure in the sky, cupola and church. There would also appear to be an old repaired damage to the right of the entrance to the church.