Back of picture enclosed but appears unlined. Fair tension. A few patches of drying craquelure, slightly open and white, some suppressed by overpaint, e.g. the righthand woman's skirt. A network of brittle age craquelure, a few areas lifting slightly with a few associated losses of paint and ground including one to the centre of the picture - unrestored. A few further unrestored tiny flaked losses and larger losses at the edges of the painting, including a lumpy lifting area at the top right corner. A minor scuff/damage to the sky top left corner. Ingrained dirt and old yellowed varnish most visible in the sky. Fairly even surface gloss and a light layer of surface dirt.

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