Old reline. Covered in a fairly thick layer of dirt and discoloured varnish. Varying sized craquelure throughout surface which is more pronounced in places, particularly around the central area. Slight stretcher shadow especially along upper horizontal. Obvious vertical seam running the full width of the canvas approximately 4cm from left hand side edge (see image). Vertical surface nick or scratch to lower edge, no more than 0.5cm in length and roughly 30-35cm from lower left hand corner. Other minor imperfections /abrasions to parts of edge. Sporadic retouches of varying sizes through sky and mostly left hand side cloud. Some likely general strengthening to the shadows and vegetation of the left hand side, with the dark pigments to denote the broken tree truck situated towards the lower left hand corner mostly repainted or consistently strengthened. The shadows immediately above and left of the rocky outcrop within the foreground have also received a consistent amount of retouching. Further strengthening through the central part of the composition with some more sporadic strengthening to some of the hanging foliage within the central area. Fairly delicate retouches to the shadows and outline to the centrally positioned soldier with a further somewhat more consistent patch of strengthening to the dark space between receding foliage between the central and right hand side figure. The underside of the rock before the far right hand side figure has been strengthened or been painted. And the foliage above and right of this figure group would apparently have had some general redefining. Two further patches of retouching and strengthening immediately left of the right hand side rocky outcrop, the largest being no more than 1cm by 2cm overall. Any other retouching or intervention less notable or less apparent. Otherwise in a broadly stable state of preservation and a condition consitent with the painting's age.

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