Covered in a significant layer of dirt and discoloured varnish. Old reline, possibly paper/ card laid onto canvas. Cluster of small losses 1cm from upper edge and 5cm from upper left corner. See image. Losses/rubbing and abrassion to upper right hand corner and approx centre upper edge. Small loss in sky towards upper right-hand corner. Small loss to lower right-hand corner. Area of lifting paint to trunk of tree on the left-hand side. Varnish deteriorated witrh bloom/chalky appearance across columns of tree, left-hand side. Thinning of paint and general abrasion to figure group, left-hand side and lesser extent the back figures of the nativity scene right-hand side. Also lower legs and below the crouching figure of right-hand side etc. See illustrative images. Various retouching, strengthening and overpainting to foreground, outline of figures, upper left hand corner and across and through columns and tree left hand side etc. AF.