Original canvas which is slightly loose on stretcher with buckle to upper left hand corner and to a lesser extent the lower right hand corner. Covered in a thick layer of dirt, discoloured varnish, dust, chalky/mould type residue especially within lower left hand corner and left hand side background in general. Small sized fairly pronounced stable craquelure across the black trim of the sitter's overcoat and right hand shoulder. Further generally larger and more widely spaced craquelure elsewhere within background left hand side centre and more consistently across right hand side background in general. Areas of craquelure to his face, right cheek, chin, beard etc... also in evidence. Slight push mark back to front towards upper left hand side corner. Slight stretcher shadow to outer edges and on horizontal band.

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