Minor old knocks and damages to the reverse of the panel mostly at the edges. The panel is flat and framed with nails cross-grain. There is a fillet of wood down one side - which is just visible from the face - but it is not clear if this is glued onto the original panel. There is a network of brittle age and drying cracks in line with the wood grain throughout, some fairly open. There has been a campaign of retouching to suppress the worst of these cracks, particularly in the darker passages. See images, including UV photographs. Most of the retouching is in the lower half of the painting, including the shadow to the top of the arm/shoulder, below and through the hand, in the white cloth, in the red cloth and spinning wheel, in the background bottom and lower right. All cracks are flat and stable. A few scattered minor old losses, and a few further minor areas of overpaint. There are also a few matt spots and a slightly uneven surface gloss, where the retouchings appear matte. The varnish is not appreciably yellowed, but there are remnants of an older varnish largely at the edges/background where it has been partially cleaned in the past. A few tiny further touches of overpaint in the flesh. A layer of surface dirt and debris.

Overall dimensions (including frame, and depth): 40cm by 35.5cm by 4cm

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